Troy, Michigan – AxleTech International is expanding its popular on-highway brake shoe kits product line with Reduced Stopping Distance (RSD)-certified brake linings. 
Latest stopping distance federal regulations mandate panic stop performance improvements for on-highway trucks. The AxleTech RSD brake linings allow heavy-duty vehicles to perform a panic stop braking distance of 250 feet while traveling at 60 miles an hour. “This addition to the product line provides fleets with a competitively priced OE-quality kit to maintain the RSD properties of their brakes,” said Robin Stow, Vice President of Aftermarket Sales at AxleTech.
AxleTech provides on-highway brake shoe kits in Economy, Standard, Premium, and Severe Duty formulations, in both 20K and 23K Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). The kits include brand new brake shoes and OE-quality hardware for ease of installation. AxleTech has extensive engineering expertise in developing field-proven braking technologies for commercial off-highway and defense applications, and this same expertise is applied to its on-highway brake kits.
For more information about AxleTech on-highway brake shoe kits, please visit https://www.axletech.com/en/products/brakes/brake-shoe-kits.
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About AxleTech
AxleTech International, based in Troy, Michigan, is a manufacturer and supplier of heavy-duty and specialty vehicle drivetrain systems and components to original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket for commercial and defense customers around the world. The company has manufacturing, distribution, and engineering facilities in Troy, Michigan, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, Saint-Étienne, France, Osasco, Brazil, and Pune, India. For more information about AxleTech, please visit www.axletech.com.
