Bendix has issued preparation tips for North American fleets as Brake Safety Week 2024 draws near.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced it will hold its 2024 Brake Safety Week August 25-31.
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.
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.
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.
During Brake Safety Week Aug. 20-26, commercial vehicle inspectors will focus on brake lining/pad violations.
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.
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.
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 seem to elude drivers and technicians.
If CVSA vehicle inspectors manage to find so many brake defects during roadside inspections, why can’t technicians and drivers find them first?
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