Certified inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 16,725 inspections on commercial motor vehicles as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) North American Brake Safety ...
Overdrive: Brake Safety Week inspection blitz coming in Aug. | New I-10 right-lane restriction
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced Tuesday that its annual Brake Safety Week inspection, enforcement and education initiative will be held Aug. 21-27. During Brake Safety Week, ...
Brake Safety Week inspection blitz coming in Aug. | New I-10 right-lane restriction
Transport Topics: CVSA Brake Inspection Blitz Takes Out Nearly 10% of CMVs
Traded emails with Daniel Jusdon, inventor and manager of Brake Sentry LLC, the other day about the growing importance of brake system inspections – especially when placed in the context of ever-more ...
Fast Lane Only on MSN: Harley-Davidson recalls 16,994 Softails over rear brake line leak risk
Inspectors in 47 jurisdictions throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico conducted nearly 5,000 inspections in one day as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Day inspection and ...
ConsumerAffairs: Feds end GM brake-line rust probe, advise owners to wash underneath their cars and trucks
For years, owners of older General Motors trucks have been complaining about their brake lines corroding and demanding a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) dutifully ...
Feds end GM brake-line rust probe, advise owners to wash underneath their cars and trucks
Brakes may be broadly described as using friction, pumping, or electromagnetics. One brake may use several principles: for example, a pump may pass fluid through an orifice to create friction: