Why Most Big Rigs Still Rely on Air Drum Brakes
When you've ever was next to a semi-truck at a red light, you've probably heard that will distinctive psshhh sound from the air drum brakes when the drivers releases the pedal. It's an audio every trucker understands by heart, yet for a lot of people, it's just portion of the background noise from the highway. Even though disk brakes have become the standard for traveler cars, the heavy-duty world still leans heavily on drum technology, and generally there are some fairly solid reasons for that. ...