Braking while towing a loaded trailer isn't like braking when driving normally. Learn how to do it safely, whether your ...

An electric-over-hydraulic brake actuator on the trailer receives electric signals from the tow vehicle’s brake controller and applies pressure to the trailer’s hydraulic brake lines.

Depending on your vehicle, those brake mechanisms are composed of either rotors, calipers, and brake pads; drums, wheel cylinders, and brake shoes; or a combination of the two systems.

About three-quarters of trailers with hydraulic brakes fail dealer tests while a quarter of these offer no stopping power whatsoever. Often put on a pedestal as the answer to all our braking ...

Residual valves maintain a small amount of pressure in drum brake systems to keep the wheel cylinder cups expanded. This prevents air from being drawn into the system and allows the brakes to ...

Your vehicle’s brakes are hydraulic, meaning they use fluid to operate (there are also compressed-air brakes, but they’re used on tractor-trailers and other large trucks.

Brakes haven't evolved much since four-wheel electronic antilock became mainstream, but I think I just experienced the next leap in braking tech: Brembo Sensify.

Disc-brake pistons require a higher volume of fluid to move than a drum brake wheel cylinder. The larger reservoir on the new master cylinder is designed to account for this.

Drum brakes, on the other hand, use a wheel cylinder to push brake shoes against a drum, creating friction to slow your wheels.

About three-quarters of trailers with hydraulic brakes fail dealer tests while a quarter of these offer no stopping power whatsoever. Often put on a pedestal as the answer to all our braking ...