It's a convenience whose time has come. Historically, contractors who owned multiple-vehicle fleets pulling electric brake trailers were required to wire each vehicle separately for towing a trailer. ...

It’s imperative to have a trailer brake controller when towing a trailer that has electric or electric over hydraulic brakes. In most states, an adjustable trailer brake controller is required when ...

The GMC Sierra full-size pickup was made for hauling; if you own one, chances are strong that at some point, you’ll be barreling through the countryside with a boat, a camper, or some other trailered ...

When towing, each state has its own rules as to how much you can tow before trailer brakes are required and for good reason; you don't want to find out on a downhill, during inclement weather, that ...

A time-delayed controller is much simpler. These brake controllers detect when you apply the brakes, usually using the same signal your brake lights get, and send a signal to your trailer to apply the ...

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 ...

Let's talk towing, but not from the "lb-ft of torque" or other truck capability perspectives that typically are the focus in a pulling heavy loads discussion. No. For this report, braking, ...

Trailer towing used to be simple and straightforward. You’d get a hitch and a simple four-pin trailer wiring kit installed, hook things up, and head out to the ...

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 ...

Image source: General Motors Co. Wouldn’t it be nice if a pickup truck stopped in the same distance even when it is towing a hefty trailer? That was the notion behind a GMC engineering plan to ...

There appears to be no stopping the gradual march toward electric and highly autonomous trucks, but one of the related changes could involve the brakes that bring such vehicles to a stop.