Annual CMV brake inspection event set for Sept. 15-21

Greenbelt, MD — Commercial motor vehicle inspectors throughout North America will perform brake system examinations Sept. 15-21 during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week.

This year’s outreach and enforcement campaign, created in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, will place special emphasis on brake hoses and tubing. Inspectors also will be looking for other critical non-brake-related violations.

Last year’s event resulted in 35,080 inspections and identified 4,955 vehicles (14.1%) with out-of-service conditions. FMCSA data shows that brake-related violations comprised six of the 20 most frequently cited violations in 2017.

“We all know how important a properly functioning brake system is to vehicle operation,” CVSA President Jay Thompson said in a June 18 press release. “All components of the brake system must always be in proper operating condition. Brake systems and their parts and components must be routinely checked and carefully and consistently maintained to ensure the health and safety of the overall vehicle.”

The event is part of CVSA’s Operation Airbrake campaign, which began in 1998.