Discussions around the latest high-performance car, be it of the electric, pony, sports, super, or hyper variety, tend to focus on the 0 to 60 mph time. Lately, this all-important metric has seen ...

This Opinion piece appears in the April 23 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. I’m proud to be a member of the North American heavy-truck supplier community. Together, we ...

An expected change to federal stopping-distance regulations for trucks may not become effective until at least 2008. But that isn't stopping brake suppliers from moving ahead on the technological ...

As automakers chase greater fuel-economy gains for their hybrid models, some may be sacrificing braking distance in favor of squeezing out a few extra miles per gallon, Consumer Reports has found.

STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Autoliv AB (NYSE:ALV) (STO:ALIVSDB), is showcasing a totally new vacuum braking system – the Torricelli brake – developed for significantly reducing ...

Let's do a thought experiment. Imagine you're reading about a new sports car, the Gorgonzola MVS-400istxC Black Edition. This stellar performance vehicle has the world's best brakes: A 60-0 panic stop ...

General Motors has debuted its new eBoost trailer brake concept, which it says can improve stopping distances when towing a trailer by up to 20 percent. This technology taps into the electronically ...

This study investigates the stopping distance and acceleration performance of five commercially available personal watercraft (PWC). Testing was performed to develop data for the reconstructionist ...

This story appears in the July 2 print edition of Transport Topics. While shorter stopping distances mandated last year by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration prompted the introduction ...