One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

Brake problems rarely arrive without warning. Long before a total failure, the system usually sends out clear signals through ...

In order to minimize the required pedal effort applied by the driver while braking, assistance is provided for brake input force. It enhances the output and efficiency of braking system. Power brake ...

Mack Trucks Inc. has introduced the PowerLeash engine brake, which is now available on Mack’s Application Specific Engine Technology (ASET) engines, providing drivers with improved vehicle braking ...

A fully functioning brake system requires three scientific principles to work in tandem to stop your Pontiac: Friction, leverage, and hydraulics. We've gone over the ...

We place emphasis on going faster and making more power, but how often do we address safe and effective stopping? Not often enough. We don't need to say this, but we will anyway-stopping is more ...

State of the art Corvette stuff is cool. State of the art Corvette stuff for older Vettes is even better. And state of the art stuff for vintage Vettes that is more advanced than what comes off the ...

We've done a lot of brake installation stories showing how to get bigger and better brakes. Unfortunately we tend to forget at times that even with the latest high-dollar brake systems, if you don't ...

SINGAPORE - If conventional cars use a vacuum-assisted booster for the brakes, how do hybrid and electric cars perform the same function? Electric vehicles (EVs) have no engine to produce a vacuum, ...

TROY, Mich. — Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems has entered into an agreement with International Truck and Engine to supply its new hydraulic power brake system as standard equipment on select ...