Meritor Inc. and Daimler Trucks North America announced that Meritor EX+ LS air disc brakes will be standard on all wheel positions on Freightliner Cascadia truck models through 2025.

Meritor, which recently expanded a manufacturing plant in Cwmbran, United Kingdom, will supply Scania with its ELSA225H range of air disc brakes.

Meritor’s EX+L air disc brakes became available on International LT series trucks starting in February, the company has announced.

The EX225H offers further increases in wearable lining volume and torque. The brakes also include internal automatic adjustment for pad wear, sealed synchronized twin pistons and robust sealing of ...

Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems, the joint venture between ArvinMeritor and Wabco, has added air disc brakes from both partner companies.

"As demand for air disc brake systems is rising, we're leveraging 100 years of Meritor's industry leadership to develop and improve products and technologies such as the EX+," said Chris Villavarayan, ...

Morrison says Meritor Wabco’s new brake family is an important step forward in highway safety that further closes the cost gap between air disc brakes and drum brakes.

"Meritor air disc brakes have been standard on Freightliner Cascadia trucks since 2018, complementing the best truck with the best components," said Pete Hobbs, vice president of On-Highway Market ...

Morrison says Meritor Wabco’s new brake family is an important step forward in highway safety that further closes the cost gap between air disc brakes and drum brakes.

Long-term Agreement for Air Disc Brakes Runs Through 2025 TROY, Mich., Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that Meritor ...