They’ve reached maximum performance in regards to stopping distance, so isn’t Air brakes the next logical improvement?
I guess not yet, at least not for now!
Benefits to Air Brakes
- No fluid to house or cool, so the brake maintenance is more simple;
- If your Air brakes get too hot they will “fail” and your vehicle will not stop;
- Even though Air brakes are not fade proof, they can evaporate heat a lot better than the hydraulic brakes;
- You can use drums and still have better stopping distance than disc brakes without the warping pulsating discs.
Air Brakes Disadvantages
- Air compressor (bigger load on engine) bigger possibility to freeze up on you when you take in consideration winter time and humidity, while Ail brakes won’t freeze;
- The poor pedal feel, but a lot of hydraulic brakes have poor pedal feel too.
Rules and Requirements for Air brakes
If we put in consideration that all heavy haul transportation is weighed down by heavy passenger or cargo loads, we will agree that safety is of the utmost importance.
