This month Brake Sentry celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its product launch, according to the founder, Daniel Judson. The company manufactures and distributes the BrakeSentry kit, a brake stroke monitoring device that the company said improves vehicle safety and significantly reduces maintenance costs.
According to the announcement, Judson developed the BrakeSentry to provide drivers and technicians with a quick and effective means to visually inspect and identify any brake out-of-adjustment conditions for prompt correction before they are cited at a roadside inspection or become a contributing factor in a costly accident.
Under the proposed CSA-2010 BASIC safety scoring method, brake-out-of-adjustment violations will carry a (4) severity rating based on crash-related risk, making it one of the top 10 equipment violations affecting a fleet’s safety score. As drivers’ pre-trip inspections will become especially critical, fleets equipped with effective visual brake stroke indicators will have an important advantage in reducing violations that directly affect their safety score, the company said.
In addition to improving safety and compliance, the use of BrakeSentry reduces vehicle preventive maintenance time and cost, according to the comp-any.
“On average, it takes about 25 minutes to inspect brake stroke adjustment on a vehicle without BrakeSentry. With BrakeSentry it takes less than 5 minutes,” said Judson. “So not only is your fleet safer, you’re also saving money.”
Visit www.brakesentry.com to view a brake safety video and to learn more about the company’s brake stroke monitoring device.
