CVSA conducts more than 4,000 brake inspections, 14 percent put out of service

One-day blitz parks 500+ trucks: Toughest states for brakes violations

The annual unannounced Brake Safety Day was held April 14. Results here, with new analysis charting the states where brakes-related enforcement is most hot, and not.

More than 4,000 commercial vehicles inspected during surprise CVSA brake blitz

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released results from this year’s unannounced Brake Safety Day inspection effort. Each year, the CVSA conducts a surprise single-day brake inspection effort to collect brake-related data and ensure regulatory compliance. This year, Brake Safety Day took place on April 14 in forty-seven jurisdictions throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. As part of the Brake Safety Day effort, a total of 4,021 comm…

CVSA conducts more than 4,000 brake inspections, 14 percent put out of service

To celebrate Brake Safety Day on April 14, inspectors conducted more than 4,000 inspections recently. The initiative was not previously announced to the public. According to a release issued by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), certified commercial motor vehicle inspectors throughout North America conducted 4,021 inspections of commercial motor vehicles in one day. More than 14 percent of those vehicles were restricted. The total nu…