Air brake technology is improving. Do FRA brake test rules need updating? Freight train operations continue to evolve—specifically, longer heavier consists running in all kinds of weather conditions ...

The trucks used for this test were off-the-shelf Freightliner Cascadias with the company’s standard brake offerings. There was nothing special about the brakes used in the test. Due to the transfer of ...

As autonomous technology and electric truck adoption advance, brakes need to change. Autonomous vehicles and battery-electric trucks are no longer figments of engineers’ imaginations. They are poised ...

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