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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 24, 2025

Colorado Safety Videos Focus on Mountain Driving

The Mountain Rules safety awareness program in Colorado offers videos to educate truck drivers on handling winter weather, runaway trucks, and navigating construction zones.

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Weigh station inspector
Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 10, 2025

Brakes Top Roadcheck Out of Service Violations

During International Roadcheck, commercial vehicle enforcement personnel put nearly a fifth of the vehicles inspected out of service for serious violations, most commonly for problems with their brakes.

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Bendix air disc truck brakes.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 23, 2025

How to Maximize Air Disc Brake Life

Solid preventive maintenance promotes air disc brake uptime, performance, and safety.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 31, 2025

Daimler Trucks Recalled for AEB Brake Light Error

Nearly 1900 Freightliner and Western Star trucks have been recalled for possible brake light failure during an automatic emergency braking event, caused by a software error.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2024

Brake Violations Put 500-Plus Commercial Motor Vehicles Out of Service

What brake-related violations put trucks and other commercial vehicles out of service during CVSA's unannounced Brake Safety Day?

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Kenworth tractor-trailer.
Articlesby Jim ParkMay 31, 2024

Are Air Disc Brakes Worth It?

Air disc brakes are a hit with drivers, and they can be a hit with the bean counters and maintenance staff too as long as you don't get behind on the inspection intervals.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 19, 2024

Bendix to Double Air Disc Brake Production

In response to soaring adoption rates on Class 6-8 vehicles, Bendix has announced plans to double its production of air disc brake products.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 25, 2023

Brake Issues Put 11% of CMVs Out of Service in CVSA Brake Safety Day

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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ArticlesNovember 13, 2020

Caring for the Air System That Feeds Your Brakes

It might not come as a surprise that fleets often overlook brake hoses and tubing that supply air to their trucks' brakes.

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