A new comprehensive performance-based brake testing system designed to reduce brake wear, maintenance costs, road accidents and improve road safety for heavy-duty trucks, has just recently been ...

According to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), brake problems still account for about half of all safety defects, resulting in heavy vehicles being put out of service (OOS) at roadside ...

If you run in one of the many states that have one of the devices shown above — a performance-based brake tester (PBBT) — it’s likely you’ve seen one in operation. I’ve written about them before in ...

Inspectors in 45 jurisdictions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico conducted 4,569 inspections and placed 398 vehicles (8.7%) out-of-service (OOS) due to brake-related violations as part ...