Fras-le Will Exhibit At APTA Expo 2011 In New Orleans

Oct. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Northville, Mich.  –– Fras-le North America Inc., one of the largest friction material manufacturers in the world, will exhibit at booth #2075 during APTA Expo 2011, October 3-5 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.  APTA is North America's largest public transportation conference.

Fras-le provides brake linings to major transit fleets that are APTA and AMECA certified. Fras-le's Premium (AF/787T) long-life transit lining is FMVSS 121 certified at 28,866 lbs and engineered for modern, low-floor platforms. The company's Heavy-Duty (AF/557) transit lining is FMVSS 121 certified at 26,000 lbs. with an improved formula for transit/coach applications. Designed for exceptional wear and reliability, FRAS-LE products are engineered to resist cracking and provide excellent flexural strength, along with quieter braking operation. Both of these high-quality products are distributed by Meritor, Inc. (APTA booth #2261), the exclusive North American distributor of FRAS-LE’s heavy-duty brake linings.

"Top transit fleets know the secret of keeping their passengers safe mile after mile: using Fras-le brake linings," said Randy Mordue, Fras-le’s director of sales and marketing, North American commercial and light vehicle aftermarket. "Our innovation, efficiency and reliability give transit fleets enhanced passenger comfort and safety, longer product life and less maintenance."

Fras-le manufactures high-performance brake blocks, shoes, kits and lining sets. Applications include a wide variety of on- and off-highway commercial vehicles, trucks, tractors, trailers, buses, dump trucks and other specialty vehicles. Every heavy-duty FRAS-LE brake lining is fully supported and exclusively distributed by Meritor’s Aftermarket group.

For more information about Fras-le, phone: (800) 243-2959, e-mail: fnai@fras-le.com, or visit: www.fras-le.com/nabrakes.

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A global leader in brake technology and innovation, Fras-le is one of the largest friction materials manufacturers in the world. Fras-le, certified in ISO 9001, ISO 14000 and ISO TS 16949, also has its own state-of-the-art research & development center. Fras-le manufactures over 9,000 part numbers including heavy duty brake linings, light brake linings, brake pads, clutch facings, motorcycle brake shoes and pads, molded and woven brake linings, brake shoes for railway and subway and universal flat sheets. With plants in Brazil, China and the United States, distribution centers in Argentina and Europe, and commercial offices in the United States, Chile, Europe, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Africa and China, Fras-le keeps a well-structured team to serve its customers in more than 80 countries on all continents. More information about Fras-le can be found at www.fras-le.com