TROY, Mich. – Meritor announced the release of its new Opti-Lite brake drum Oct. 11, designed for linehaul and weight-sensitive applications, such as tanker/trailer and freight. “Developed on the same ...

Meritor’s Opti-Lite brake drums are designed for line-haul and weight-sensitive applications and were developed on the same platform as the company’s SteeLite X30 brake drum. Opti-Lite drums are ...

While air disc and advanced drum brakes are nearly equal in performance, discs don't fade. That's a big advantage on long grades. Despite their acknowledged technical superiority and performance ...

Meritor has expanded its aftermarket wheel-end portfolio to include Opti-Lite brake drums designed for line haul and weight-sensitive applications. David Reid, senior product manager, aftermarket for ...

Meritor says that its portfolio of Meritor Q Plus S-Cam drum brakes are fully compliant with the U.S. government’s FMVSS 121 mandate for reduced stopping distance requirements, which takes effect ...

TROY, Mich., Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced its EX+ air disc brake for tractors and trailers has been optimized to reduce product weight and total cost of ...

Peterbilt Motors Co. now offers Meritor SteelLite X30 brake drums for all of its truck models, a brake package designed so customers can spec lighter-weight vehicles. Denton, TX-based Peterbilt said ...

Designed for vehicles operating in adverse conditions, the new wet brakes have a sealed design and range in diameter from 228 mm to 460 mm. In addition to the wet brakes, Meritor has also introduced a ...

ATLANTA — After 110 years serving the trucking industry, tracing its lineage industry to Timken Detroit Axle, Meritor is “still going strong,” noted CEO Jay Craig at the 2019 North American Commercial ...