Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves. Manual slack adjusters require consistent adjustment, while automatics should rarely be touched.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

“Our investment in automated, state-of-the-art slack-adjuster assembly operations at our Rockford, Illinois, facility has significantly improved the rigor of our quality processes for Gunite standard ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a safety recommendations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding automatic slack adjusters. The board urges the FMCSA to work ...

WASHINGTON — It took a spectacular fatality for the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to recognize the dangers in performing too-frequent adjustments to automatic brake adjusters (ABA). In ...