The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released the results from the 2024 CVSA Brake Safety Week held August 25-31, 2024. Weeks before Brake Safety Week, CVSA, ICSA and other safety organizations announced that inspectors would be checking for brake lining and pad violations. U.S. inspections resulted in 12.8% of vehicles being placed out-of-service.
In total, inspectors checked brakes on 16,725 commercial vehicles during inspections across North America during the week. Among those vehicles placed out of service, 63.1% had stand-alone brake issues, while 56.6% failed the 20% defective brake criterion.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reports that brake defects were found in 56% of truck-involved crashes in 2022. Each year, the goal of Brake Safety Week is to enhance highway safety by ensuring proper brake maintenance through proactively identifying and addressing brake deficiencies before they lead to crashes.
ICSA always encourages its members to conduct regular pre-trip and maintenance inspections and repair trucks and components before defective vehicles are dispatched again. Help ICSA achieve its mission to promote safety through complying with safety regulations, regular brake inspections and other key safety measures.
Notes from a recent stakeholder meeting covering FMCSA’s proposed new registration system. It should be noted that FMCSA has completed only the workflow for new individual motor-carrier registrants.
New and returning Senate and House members will take office January 3, 2025, and will find a number of truck-related issues awaiting action.
The Christmas Tree to be displayed at the U.S. Capitol Building for the 2024 holiday season is ready to begin its journey from Alaska to Washington, D.C. The 4,277-mile trip from Anchorage to D.C. will take three weeks.