The following steps are recommended by SAF-Holland for coupling and uncoupling your fifth wheel. However, we recommend that you follow your specific fifth wheel manufacturer’s instructions. Tighten ...

We’ve shown how you can get your hydraulic trailer brakes up to stratch, but if you want ultimate stopping power you should consider updrading to air. Why air? Installation: part 1 Installation: part ...

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It’s all very well having razor-sharp trailer brakes when you’re fully loaded, but when you’re empty it inevitably means the wheels lock up and you’re left with clouds of smoke and prematurely bald ...

Drop the nose of a semitrailer in a yard after failing to hook up properly and it might be funny. Drop one on a busy highway, and it can be tragic. A tragedy is what happened early Tuesday morning in ...

There are two things to know if you’re going to tow a trailer: Towing is never a trivial matter, and you can never have too much brakes. If you can't pull a trailer over a hill because you don’t have ...

New rules took effect in April legalizing the use of automatic hydraulic inertia brake systems (surge brakes) on light- and medium-duty trailers within certain limits, even in commercial applications.