The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) held an unannounced Brake Safety Day on May 26 where commercial motor vehicle inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 10,091 inspections. CVSA ...

Because most fleets conduct robust brake maintenance, brake issues are more likely to be discovered by a roadside inspector than at any other time, resulting in totally inconvenient, largely ...

While there is still some braking capability left at the end of the legal stroke length, it’s outside the safety margin built into CVSA brake-stroke measurements. Brake safety is a big deal and always ...

Inspectors in 45 jurisdictions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico conducted 4,569 commercial motor vehicle inspections and placed 398 (8.7%) of those vehicles out of service due to ...

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The numbers really don’t change much year to year. During the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) three-day International Roadcheck last year, 6,710 commercial vehicles and 2,080 drivers we ...

CVSA's brake enforcement blitz is Aug. 20-26, so follow these tips to avoid being placed out of service. Brake Safety Week is nearly upon us. This year it is Aug. 20-26. According to the Commercial ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 4,898 commercial motor vehicle inspections in a special unannounced one-day brake ...

In business for 91 years, Suffolk County Brake Service has weathered wars, recessions and the Great Depression as it evolved from a brake service provider to a full-service truck and equipment sales, ...