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Meijer Fleet begins using A-LINE® CL-20™
The list of major fleets that are using the A-LINE® CL-20™ greasable guide pin kit to upgrade their air disc calipers has grown to include the midwest retail giant, Meijer.
Representatives from A-LINE® Air Disc and Vanguard National Trailer met with the maintenance team at Meijer’s fleet maintenance facility in Lansing, Michigan September 14 to begin training them on how to upgrade Bendix® and Knorr Bremse® calipers, so they could be greasable during preventive maintenance cycles.
A-Line® GeoMet360 Coating Extends Rotor Life, ABS Function
A popular concern of air disc fleets is premature rotor wear due to corrosion. North America has no shortage of anti-icing corrosives that shorten rotor life. Uncoated rotors will begin corroding the day they are installed. And this corrosion causes problems in two vital areas:
A-Line Air Disc Introduces The New CL-20 Continuous Lubrication Guide Pin Kit
Patent on their new CL-20 guide pin kit that re-engineers caliper guide pins so users can lubricate them during preventive maintenance cycles.
INDUSTRY NEWS
WABCO Begins Global Delivery of MAXX Air Disc Brakes for Daimler
WABCO Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it has started delivery of its MAXX air disc brakes (ADB) to Daimler AG for use on the company’s heavy-duty truck platforms, including Actros, Antos, and Arocs models.
Haldex Reaches 1 Million Units With ModulT
The fast growing product line of ModulT air disc brakes from Haldex (HLDX.ST) has now been produced in one million units. ModulT was first being produced in 2011 and has grown to become one of the leading air disc brakes on the market in Europe. Three weeks ago the ModulT was introduced in USA and has been well received by customers and media.
Haldex Introduces the ModulT Air Disc Brake in USA
February 29, 2016 08:20 AM Eastern Standard Time
STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Haldex is pleased to introduce its ModulT Air Disc Brake product line in USA. The unique design of the ModulT Air Disc Brake meets increased customer demands for performance, robustness, service uptime, weight and total cost of ownership.
DID YOU KNOW?
Air Disc Wheel Ends Run 200% - 300% Hotter
Typically, drum brakes operate in a normal operating range of 400° – 500° F, and usually have a high temperature in the 600° - 750° range.
Air Disc Brakes Are Not One-Size-Fits-All
How is it one fleet will swear by air disc brakes, while another one will say they get longer life and less maintenance from drum brakes? Both are right. The truth is, when it comes to air disc brakes, one size does not fit all applications.
Positive Fade Makes Air Disc Stop 40% Shorter
Air disc brakes stop up to 40% faster than drum brakes--- a major reason why the federal government reduced the maximum stop distance from 355 ft down to 250 feet.
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