If there’s one thing on commercial vehicles that operations and maintenance professionals need to understand, it’s braking systems. Not getting a truck to start rolling on time will cause delayed ...

Last year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck took over 2,000 trucks off the road because of light issues. Brake lamp failures, a common problem that’s easy for ...

DALLAS – Truck brake maker MGM Brakes has introduced a new electronic brake checking system called e-stroke, which uses factory-installed sensors to detect whether a truck’s brakes are functioning ...

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 ...

One of the most dangerous actions a driver does without thinking about road safety is brake checking. Yes, many of us would’ve heard this term but not fully understood or paused for a minute to get to ...

Among the reasons someone might want to avoid passing a semi-truck is to steer clear of that harsh piercing screech it makes when slowing down. That sound is referred to as brake squeal, and although ...