At the heart of a commercial vehicle’s air brake system is its air compressor, which pressurizes air in the primary and secondary tanks to provide power for the air brakes and other pneumatic systems.

When selecting an onboard air compressor, start with the basics. Determine how much pressure (psi) and flow (cfm) is required, then determine the duty cycle. “Ask yourself what you will be doing with ...

Factory owners, long dependent on a noisy, sprawling fleet of reciprocating (recip) compressors, are decisively moving to consolidated screw compressor systems. The decision is being justified on shop ...