
During Brake Safety Week, commercial vehicle inspectors put 15% of vehicles inspected out of service for brake violations.
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Bendix has issued preparation tips for North American fleets as Brake Safety Week 2024 draws near.
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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced it will hold its 2024 Brake Safety Week August 25-31.
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Inspectors in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. conducted 18,875 commercial motor vehicle inspections during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week, Aug. 20-26, and found 2,375 vehicles had brake-related out-of-service violations.
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Old paradigms for brake component life expectancy and preventive maintenance intervals have changed, thanks to corrosion, parts costs, and the shortage of certified brake technicians.
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The idea of doing brake maintenance the right way could take many forms, but the ultimate proof of a successful approach to maintenance would be minimizing the number of unscheduled repairs between regularly scheduled preventive maintenance intervals.
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During Brake Safety Week Aug. 20-26, commercial vehicle inspectors will focus on brake lining/pad violations.
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Inspectors found brake-related critical vehicle inspection items on 11.3% of the vehicles checked during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Day, resulting in 773 commercial vehicles placed out of service.
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Of the 38,117 inspections of commercial motor vehicles during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week, 13% were placed out of service for brake-related violations.
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CVSA’s Will Schaefer and HDT’s Jim Park dig into the reasons for the fairly consistent brake out-of-service rates and how inspectors manage to uncover brake defects that seen to elude drivers and technicians.
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