When the operator actuates the lever or pedal, a valve allows the compressed air to flow to a piston that engages the brake. A spring disengages the brake when the pressure is released. Different ...

Explains the design and functions of the components in the air brakes system used in large military vehicles. Shows what happens when the brake pedal is depressed and released.

Many of the larger vehicles on our roads have one intriguing thing in common: They can make sudden, loud, gas-escaping hissing noises. These noises, admittedly, have made this writer jump -- on ...

Chrysler issued a recall that may affect 206,502 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles due to a potential ...

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of equipment, systems, and value-added services for the rail industry. It operates through the Freight and Transit segments.