When calculated by the minute, the rates that some mobile service people charge to adjust truck brakes would make many celebrity attorneys blush. Surprisingly, though, the fees – ranging from $75 to ...

Brake problems don’t start at the roadside—they start in the yard with poor maintenance. One of the most overlooked pieces of a truck’s braking system is the slack adjuster. Many small fleets and ...

Dear Doctor: I have a 2005 Ford F-150 Lariat with the 5.4-liter Triton engine and 85,000 miles. I change the oil every 3,000 miles with conventional oil and a Ford filter. My concern is that the ...

Automatic brake adjusters don’t need a lot of attention, but they certainly don’t fall in the set-it-and-forget-it category. Periodic inspection and lubrication are critical to optimal performance.

GUELPH, Ont. – Every single year, CVSA inspectors write more tickets for “brakes out of adjustment” than for any other defect. Automatic slack adjusters are now state-of-the-industry, but the word ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by Silverback HD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with Silverback HD ...

While automatic brake adjusters don’t need a lot of attention, they are far from “set it and forget it.” Like their manual counterparts, periodic inspection and lubrication are critical to optimal ...