Brake violations force more than thousand trucks off roadways

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Inspectors in the United States, Canada and Mexico recently conducted 10,091 inspections and placed 1,273 vehicles out of service for brake-related critical vehicle inspection items on Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Brake Safety Day in late May. 

“Inspectors conducted their usual inspections and reported brake-related data to CVSA for Brake Safety Day,” says CVSA President Sgt. John Samis with the Delaware State Police. “We are sharing the results to call attention to the importance of commercial motor vehicle brake safety.”

Why does CVSA devote an inspection day specifically to brakes?

CVSA says brakes are one of the most important systems within a commercial motor vehicle; however, despite our knowledge of how crucial those systems are, brake-related violations continue to dominate vehicle out-of-service conditions. Brake system violations was the top vehicle out-of-service category during last year’s three-day International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection and enforcement safety initiative, CVSA states.

Each year, for Brake Safety Day, CVSA-certified inspectors conduct inspections, focusing on the vehicle’s brake systems and components, and remove commercial motor vehicles with brake-related out-of-service violations from roadways.

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CVSA says here are the results from May 26:

  • Six jurisdictions from Canada, 42 U.S. jurisdictions, and Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and National Guard participated.
  • Inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 10,091 inspections and placed 1,273 vehicles out of service for brake violations.
  • The brake-related out-of-service rate in North America was 12.6 percent.
  • The U.S. brake-violation out-of-service rate was 13.3 percent. In Canada, the rate was 11.4 percent and in Mexico, the rate was 2.9 percent.
  • In Canada, 946 inspections were conducted. In Mexico, inspectors conducted 487 inspections, and in the U.S., 8,658 inspections were conducted.
  • Fourteen vehicles were removed from roadways in Mexico for brake violations. In Canada, 108 vehicles were placed out of service for brake violations, and in the U.S., 1,151 vehicles had to be removed from roadways due to brake violations.

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