Peterbilt trucks took bold step for standard disc brakes
Posted in : News | Apr 07, 2011 | Comment now
The Peterbilt manufacturer has became the prime North American truck maker, who is going to introduce the standard disc brakes for the Class 8 trucks on the front axle. The announcement for the standard disc brakes was revealed at the trucking show, by explaining the detail importance of the equipments. The standard antilock disc brakes will help the customers in order to impend easily at stopping distance.
There are many benefits of having standard disc brakes such as reduced weight, effective stopping power and maintaining the trucks will be less. These air disc brakes are going to be the premium choice that drives minimize downtime and improved driver productivity. Introduction of these options will ensure the serious truck drivers in order to reduce the stopping regulation distance applied by the governments.
Besides standard disc brakes, they have improved the Premium seats with comfort features and ergonomics looks. These seats are going to offer cooling and heating options that is going to be operated with the height modification. Peterbilt has also includes the lightweight package that will depend on the customer’s specifications. The extended cab in the Peterbilt trucks will offer wide range of applications and are suitable to work in nay environmental conditions because of the ease maneuverability.
The package for the Peterbilt trucks will includes Paccar MX engines, aluminum components, and fewer batteries for enhancements requirements, front springs with composite methods, fifth wheel made up of aluminum, rear drivetrain, drive beam made of aluminum and ILS slider options. The extended cab trucks are also going to offer wider options in order to come out visibility for the pickup trucks, heavy haul trucks and vocational trucks respectively.
