Brakes

Percentage of Brake Safety Week out-of-service orders holds steady in US

Results from Brake Safety Week conducted this year by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance came in at numbers close to the figures from 2021.

The number of vehicles inspected in the U.S. from Aug. 21-27 was 34,402, a significant increase from the 28,694 checked last year. But the out-of-service (OOS) violation rate barely budged — 13.5% last year to 13.6% in 2022.

Meanwhile, there was a notable increase in Canada, where inspections resulted in OOS violations coming in at 17.8% compared to 15.4%...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/percentage-of-brake-safety-week-out-of-service-orders-holds-steady-in-us

Accelerating road condition forecasting to know what’s ahead

Storm cloud across the sky with vehicle light streaking along the horizon.

There are more than 5.8 million vehicle crashes each year in the United States. About 21% of these crashes — more than 1.23 million — are weather-related, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.

The U.S. Department of Transportation says the estimated cost of weather-related delays to trucking companies ranges from $2.2 billion to $3.5 billion annually.

Improving road condition forecasting could not only save lives but also could help the bottom line of the vital...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/accelerating-road-condition-forecasting-to-know-whats-ahead

Conquering mountains is a downhill battle

For truckers, conquering mountains and steep terrain is a downhill battle. And yes, things can go downhill very fast when an 80,000-pound loaded truck experiences brake failure, or worse, when a driver makes a serious error.

Drivers who find themselves at the mercy of momentum quite literally receive a crash course in the laws of physics as their speed becomes uncontrollable. Thankfully, some of the country’s most treacherous highways are equipped with escape routes for trucks in momentum mayday.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/conquering-mountains-is-a-downhill-battle

142,110 Freightliner Cascadias recalled for faulty brake lights

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling 142,110 of its flagship Freightliner Cascadia over five model years sold in the U.S. and Canada because the brake lights may stay on when the truck is moving.

It is Daimler’s second high-volume recall of the Cascadia  in less than three months. It recalled 183,000 of the trucks from the same model years in July because corrosion of an antilock brake component could cause the trucks to pull to one side.

In the new recall, the intensity of the brake...

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