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.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted an temporary exemption period to allow commercial motor vehicle operators to use trailer-mounted electric brake controllers that monitor and ...

Equipment trailer brake mis-adjustments and failures can dramatically increase stopping distances, resulting in increased chance of collisions or loss of control. Properly maintaining your trailer ...

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 ...