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    All you need to know about brake discs

    Commercial brake experts febi argue that when it comes to brake discs, what’s good enough for the race tr ...

    Commercial brake experts febi argue that when it comes to brake discs, what’s good enough for the race track is good enough for the roads. In an emergency, every centimetre counts when braking. The qu ...

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    Air brake pressure testing

    Ben Martins, automotive application specialist at Pico Technology, gets to the bottom of a truck facing p ...

    Ben Martins, automotive application specialist at Pico Technology, gets to the bottom of a truck facing problems with its braking, using an unexpected feature of the oscilloscope. With the introductio ...

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    How to avoid downtime

    BPW’s drum brakes are here to decrease downtime and keep your fleets on the road. For commercial fleets, ...

    BPW’s drum brakes are here to decrease downtime and keep your fleets on the road. For commercial fleets, reliability isn’t optional – it’s essential. Every minute a trailer is off the road directly im ...

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    Liftmaster helps meet DVSA requirements

    A long-standing customer approached Liftmaster with an urgent requirement: to upgrade their ATF and becom ...

    A long-standing customer approached Liftmaster with an urgent requirement: to upgrade their ATF and become compliant with the latest DVSA regulations ahead of the fast-approaching deadline – and the c ...

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    What’s the importance of brake fluid?

    Witham Group, one of the UK’s leading independent lubricant manufacturers, is highlighting the critical r ...

    Witham Group, one of the UK’s leading independent lubricant manufacturers, is highlighting the critical role of regular brake maintenance in ensuring vehicle safety. While many assume brake pads are t ...

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    How can fleet managers enhance safety?

    CVW takes a look at how workshops and fleet managers alike can be enhancing safety with Doctor Air-Brake’ ...

    CVW takes a look at how workshops and fleet managers alike can be enhancing safety with Doctor Air-Brake’s auto braking systems. Doctor Air Brake is the UK’s leading manufacturer of brake safety syste ...

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    How to prepare for the ‘meaningful brake test’

    MAHA UK is urging workshops to be prepared for the DVSA’s ‘meaningful brake test’. Starting in April 2025 ...

    MAHA UK is urging workshops to be prepared for the DVSA’s ‘meaningful brake test’. Starting in April 2025, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) ‘meaningful brake test’ guidance will emphas ...

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    How to protect your fleet with radar sensors

    Back In June 2024 CVW brought you news of Dr Air Brakes’s Reverse Smart, an HGV auto braking safety syste ...

    Back In June 2024 CVW brought you news of Dr Air Brakes’s Reverse Smart, an HGV auto braking safety system that promised to put a stop to reversing accidents. Here we get an update of the system’s pro ...

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    How can you simplify brake testing compliance?

    The DVSA’s 2025 updates to HGV brake testing requirements introduce new challenges, but Stuart Window, ge ...

    The DVSA’s 2025 updates to HGV brake testing requirements introduce new challenges, but Stuart Window, general manager at Bowmonk, believes it is a chance for workshops to adopt the tools and processe ...

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    How to spot problems occurring in brake drums

    Drum brakes have a tough life so keeping them in good condition is essential. Here, Fras-le offers some g ...

    Drum brakes have a tough life so keeping them in good condition is essential. Here, Fras-le offers some guidance to help identify common problems that may occur in brake drums. A regular and thorough ...

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