[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced the Bendix ADB22X air disc brake has passed the 3 million unit mark in North America, citing ...

ATLANTA — Bendix made a series of feature announcements at the North American Commercial Vehicle show in Atlanta, touting a series of safety-focused driver assistance and component enhancements ...

Kenworth’s flagship T680 on-highway truck now comes standard with Bendix ADB22X front and rear air disc brakes. While the Bendix ADB22X front air disc brakes have been standard on the T680 for several ...

ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix has released the ADB22X-LT air disc brake, the first the company specifically engineered for trailers, which is now available to the North American commercial vehicle market.

Semi air brakes rely on compressors, reservoirs, dryers, valves, brake chambers, pushrods, and S-cams to move shoes or pads ...

Note: some things have changed since this article appeared in October of 2000. While the principles of the air disc haven’t changed, some specific products have been superceded. See Product Watch for ...

All trucks get dirty. But some jobs are dirtier than others and require extra care to prevent contamination and corrosion that can affect brake performance and safety. Fleet managers and operators ...

Adoption rates for air disc brakes (ADB) have climbed more than 100 percent in the last five years and show no signs of slowing down with penetration reaching 10 percent in 2013 and expected to close ...

Bendix’s BX276 air disc brake pad is designed in conjunction with the ADB22X-LT trailer-specific air disc brake and can be used as replacement friction for ADB22X and ADB22X-LT air disc brake systems ...

Air brakes have a long history of reliable performance in the medium- and heavy-duty truck markets, yet these systems cannot be ignored without costly consequences. A good inspection process and ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...