It’s imperative to have a trailer brake controller when towing a trailer that has electric or electric over hydraulic brakes. In most states, an adjustable trailer brake controller is required when ...

Phillips Connect Expands Connected Trailer Ecosystem with ESS, Bendix and Maxon at TMC 2026 Phillips Connect announced new ecosystem partnerships at the 2026 Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William covers motorbikes, E-bikes, cars, trucks and mobility tech. If there’s an Achilles Heel to towing a heavy trailer with a ...

MUNICH, Germany — Automotive tier one Wabco Holdings Inc. has introduced two technologies aiming at enhancing the performance of electronic braking systems (EBS) on extra-long trailers and ...

Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems launched a new line of trailer air disc brakes designed specifically for the North American market. According the Perry Bahr, vice president and general ...

A brake controller makes a trailer stop more like a car. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of accessories for trailering, but nothing makes a bigger difference than the best trailer brake controller ...

Your car's brakes are designed to stop your car, not the extra couple thousand pounds you've hitched to the back. When your trailer doesn't have its own braking system, all that extra momentum, or ...

Some 2026 Ford F-250 owners are struggling to program factory trailer brake controllers using third-party software, with forum users reporting failed attempts and eventual dealer intervention. While ...

It’s impossible to fix something without understanding how it’s supposed to work. Brake system repair decisions can be difficult to make, and costly to execute, without a basic understanding of system ...

Ford is facing another major recall involving trailer brake systems, affecting millions of vehicles across its truck and SUV lineup. Ford is recalling approximately 4.3 million vehicles due to a ...