Category: Breaks, Suspensions & Chassis

NHTSA Launches Interactive, Searchable Recall Dashboard

NHTSA Launches Interactive, Searchable Recall Dashboard

| July 2, 2021

Website makes over 50 years of recall data easily available to the public The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today unveiled a new cloud-based recall dashboard to make searching for auto safety recall data easy and efficient. The dashboard offers user-friendly and transparent ways to sort, filter, visualize and export recall data. “This new […]

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LTL Carrier, Estes Express Lines, Selects Spireon’s FleetLocate Trailer Management Solution

LTL Carrier, Estes Express Lines, Selects Spireon’s FleetLocate Trailer Management Solution

| June 18, 2021

Nation’s Largest Privately Owned Freight Carrier to Deploy Spireon Telematics on 40,000 Assets to Improve Driver Experience and Continous Process Improvement  Spireon, the Vehicle Intelligence Company, and Estes Express Lines, the largest privately owned freight shipping company in North America said they are partnering to deploy Spireon’s best-in-class FleetLocate trailer management solution across Estes’ fleet of nearly 40,000 trailers, containers, and […]

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Meritor South Carolina Facility Produces Its One Millionth Air Disc Brake for Commercial Vehicles

Meritor South Carolina Facility Produces Its One Millionth Air Disc Brake for Commercial Vehicles

| April 30, 2021

Meritor offers a full line-up of hydraulic and air disc brakes for Class 5-8 trucks and trailers Meritor, Inc. announced that its York, South Carolina manufacturing facility has produced its one millionth air disc brake, contributing to Meritor’s production of more than 10 million air disc brakes worldwide since 1981. Meritor offers a full line-up of hydraulic and […]

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Optimal Vehicle Management through Telematics: Fleet Complete and ConMet Team Up

Optimal Vehicle Management through Telematics: Fleet Complete and ConMet Team Up

| April 2, 2021

SmartHub monitors in real-time, the condition of the hub, brake, and tire health to assist fleet managers in making informed maintenance decisions Fleet Complete, a leading global provider of connected mobility solutions, is excited to announce a new partnership with ConMet, an industry leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of commercial vehicle parts for […]

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Meritor Delivering Complete Drivetrains for Heavy Dump Truck Program

Meritor Delivering Complete Drivetrains for Heavy Dump Truck Program

| March 22, 2021

Meritor has begun supplying Heavy Dump Truck (HDT) components units for the United States Army Meritor, Inc. announced it has begun supplying components to meet the recent order of M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck (HDT) units for the United States Army, announced on March 1, 2021. As the exclusive provider of drivetrain components on the HDT, the […]

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US Trailer OEMs Challenged to Increase Production Amid Component Constraints

US Trailer OEMs Challenged to Increase Production Amid Component Constraints

| March 2, 2021

ACT Research reports trailer net orders have pushed the industry backlog higher for the past seven months According to this quarter’s issue of ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report, trailer net orders have pushed the industry backlog higher for the past seven months, with January’s order level 66% above current build rates. “First of all, it […]

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