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Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Bendix Prepares for Electronic Braking Transition

ATLANTA 鈥 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems outlined its plans to support the trucking industry鈥檚 upcoming transition toward electronic braking systems and the introduction of automated steering controls in the commercial vehicle market.

October 31, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake Expands Kentucky Plant

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake broke ground on a 130,000-square-foot expansion of its wheel-end manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Ky., according to a company news release Sept. 5.

September 6, 2019
Business, Equipment

Bendix Marks Brake Milestone in North America

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced the Bendix ADB22X air disc brake has passed the 3 million unit mark in North America, citing its advantages in performance, uptime and return-on-investment compared with drum brakes.

July 12, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment

Bendix Wingman Fusion System Standard on International On-Highway Models

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced its Wingman Fusion enhanced collision mitigation technology now is standard on International Truck on-highway vehicles, including the LoneStar, LT Series and RH Series.

March 11, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Bendix Spicer Executive: Air Disc Brakes Offer Safety

Safety is among the main benefits of air disc brakes while drum brakes 鈥渨ill still fill certain needs鈥 at some fleets, an executive with Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake said.

August 1, 2018
Business, Equipment, Safety

Kenworth Makes Bendix Brakes, Predictive Cruise Control Standard on T680

Kenworth Truck Co. announced two features are now standard on its flagship T680 on-highway truck.

June 29, 2018
Business, Equipment, Safety

International Makes Bendix Air Disc Brakes Standard on Severe-Service Trucks

International Truck announced the standard availability of air disc brakes for the International HV Series and HX Series models used in severe service.

June 22, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Bendix Reaches Stability Control Technology Sales Milestone

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems reported it has sold 600,000 units of its electronic stability control program technology in North America since introducing the feature in 2005, and said demand is surging as new regulations take hold.

April 3, 2018
Business, Equipment

Bendix Expands Brake Shoe Options

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake announced a steel, coreless shoe with its Bendix Basic Friction or Bendix Advanced Friction lines.

January 26, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment

Air Disc Brakes for Trailers Slowly Gaining Momentum in Market

Adoption of air disc brakes for trailers is slowly trending upward as some fleets look beyond the tractor to improve stopping power and enhance safety, industry experts said.

October 30, 2017