More than 20% of the trucks inspected during September’s Brake Safety Day inspection blitz were placed out of service according to a recent press release by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
The results were announced on the CVSA website on Tuesday, November 7th, 2 months after the September 7th nationwide Brake Safety Day.
7,698 inspections were conducted during the inspection blitz.
14 percent of vehicles inspected were taken off the road for brake-related violations.
22 percent, or 1680 commercial vehicles, were taken off the road in total.
“Brake-related violations are the largest percentage of all out-of-service violations cited during roadside inspections. CVSA’s Brake Safety Day provides an opportunity to enhance brake safety,” said CVSA President Capt. Christopher Turner with the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Despite the violations, of the nearly 8,000 rigs inspected, 78% had no out of service violations at all.
“Our goal is to reduce the number of crashes caused by faulty braking systems, by conducting roadside inspections, educating drivers, mechanics, owner-operators and others on the importance of proper brake inspection and maintenance,” added Turner.
Brake Safety day is a part of CVSA’s Operation Airbrake Program, which has led to the inspection of over 3.4 million brake since 1998.
This is the first year that the CVSA’s annual brake inspection blitz was held over the course of just one day. In the past, it has been a full week long event.
