Brake inspections place 3,248 trucks out of service

Oct 26, 2012

Of the 21,255 trucks inspected in mid-September as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week, 3,248 were placed out of service for either brake adjustment violations or brake component violations, making the percentage placed out of service, 15.3 percent, higher than both 2011 and 2010 and marking the second year in a row that the percentage increased.

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