Tag: brake violations

Business

More than 4,600 trucks parked during Brake Safety Week for brake-related violations

During the week, inspectors conducted 34,320 inspections on commercial vehicles, resulting in 4,626 (13.5%) out of service orders for brakes violations.

November 12, 2019

Business

Nearly 5,000 trucks sidelined during annual brakes-focused inspection spree

According to CVSA, inspectors across the U.S. and Canada inspected 35,080 commercial vehicles during the blitz and placed 4,955 (14.1 percent) out of service for brakes violations during September’s Brake Safety Week.

November 6, 2018

Channel 19

Performance-based brake testers (PBBTs) and liquid freight

If you haul liquid bulk, whether in a tanker or in totes, the difficulty of obtaining accurate weights at each wheel end with a PBBT during inspection often produces errors in readings. For Brake Safety Week 2020: a focus on chafed hoses.

May 3, 2016

Business

Top 15 most intense states for maintenance, brake violations

Updated with 2019 data, find more insight here on what truckers can expect of -- and where expect it from -- law enforcement during 2020 Brake Safety Week.

October 13, 2015

Channel 19

Long-haulin’ hotel sweepstakes, brake safety in Arizona …

With “Brake Safety Week” inspections kicked off around the country, are you seeing anything out of the ordinary? And: Hotels4Truckers and Transfix launch Long Haulin’ Hotel Sweepstakes.

September 8, 2015

Channel 19

Top 10: States where brake violations are most prevalent

Headed into national Brake Safety Week (set for this coming week, September 6-13), here are the places where brake violations make up an outsize share of all enforcement actions.

September 3, 2015

Business

Decreasing inspections: Georgia’s numbers fall

The state dialed back on overall inspections from 81,183 in 2013 to 69,188 in 2014, a 15 percent decline. According to state officials, such a level may not hold as it focuses on doing more with less.

June 2, 2015

Business

Don’t mess with Texas: No. 1 for maintenance violations

If you’re running through the Lone Star State, don’t skimp on pre-trip inspections. No other state issues a higher percentage of maintenance violations.

November 5, 2014

Channel 19

Preps for Brake Safety Week, starting tomorrow

Brake maintenance tips and resources from longtime brake system components manufacturer Bendix — and the top states for brake inspections/violations.

September 7, 2013