Truck Brakes Malfunction
Heavy trucks use air brakes exclusively: Most are drum-like units. Air enters the chamber when the brakes are applied, the push rod moves out turning the slack adjuster which rotates the S-cam and forces the shoes into the drum.
Brakes are a heat engine, they convert kinetic energy or motion into thermal energy or […]

DiamlerChrysler, Volvo, Renault plan to hit roads with their high-capacity trucks soon.
The heavy tonnage truck segment - the hottest new growth sector in the automobile industry - has caught the fancy of over half a dozen new players who are vying for a piece of action.
DiamlerChrysler, Volvo, Nissan and Renault are eyeing the Indian truck […]

In the United States, some of the worst automobile accidents involve semi-trailers in some way. These large trucks are also known as big rigs, 18-wheelers, or tractor trailers. There are a number of factors that lead to these dangerous and catastrophic crashes. The preventable causes of accidents include driver fatigue, speed, substance abuse, overloaded freight, […]

Dover’s fire chief would like to put the brakes on a proposal to ban a certain kind of noisy braking in town. The proposal, placed on the May 5 Town Meeting warrant by a group of Dedham Street residents, seeks approval of a ban on the use of a secondary braking system found on large […]

While talking about Salvage Construction Equipment we find that the modern consumerist society is busy in utilizing the old things on new ones for saving money. Some of the important parts of some heavy equipments, which are worn out due to extensive use are being replaced by similar saved parts form other equipments.
By using the […]

Raydan Manufacturing, creator of the Air Link suspension, reported its financial results for its third quarter ending Jan. 31, which saw a decline in revenues and profit.
Raydan recorded revenue of $4.6 million during the quarter and suffered a loss of $468,586 compared to revenues of $5.6 million and a net profit of $23,641 for the […]

Con-way Freight is slowing down its 8,400 trucks to curb its gas consumption and carbon emissions.
The transportation company says it turned back the speed governors on all the vehicles in its fleet, allowing the truck engines to run at 62 miles per hour at most instead of the previous maximum of 65 miles per hour.
Con-way […]

Oshkosh Corp. said Thursday that the U.S. Army has placed an order for 1,084 more heavy tactical vehicles under a contract modification, raising the total value of three modifications to the order to more than $321 million.
The most recent contract modification covers production of the Oshkosh heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks in the A4 configuration. […]

General Motors (GM) wants people to start thinking about Hummers as big old trucks built to do a job, instead of as gas-guzzling SUVs for the rich.
In the six years since GM rolled out the Hummer H2, the brand has become a lightning rod for environmentalists. Owners complain of finding their vehicles keyed in parking […]

Television ads portray pickup trucks in a Hollywood-like setting with images of a rugged machine piled with a full box of gear pulling a load of heavy machinery amid a swirling cloud of dust on a forbidding work site.
It may be TV, but that’s not too far from reality in today’s work environment.
For decades, the […]