Autonomous vehicles and battery-electric trucks are no longer figments of engineers’ imaginations. They are poised to reshape almost everything we know about building and operating heavy trucks — ...

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, ...

There's no more satisfying feeling for a truck driver than the airbrake knob smacking the palm of your hand at the end of a grueling haul, hearing that "pshhh" of the air system and knowing that ...

At the heart of a commercial vehicle’s air brake system is its air compressor, which pressurizes air in the primary and secondary tanks to provide power for the air brakes and other pneumatic systems.

While the new emission-compliant diesel engines due out October 1 have absorbed much of the trucking industry's attention, other truck components are getting government attention too. Electronically ...

This story appears in the June 20 print edition of Transport Topics. The growth of technological systems used in autonomous vehicles in the United States, such as adaptive cruise control and ...

This summary presents a comprehensive examination of train dynamics and braking systems—a field critical to ensuring the safety, efficiency and reliability of modern rail transport. Central to this ...