Over 1,600 Trucks Placed Out of Service in Surprise Brake Inspection Event
More than 1,600 commercial vehicles were placed out of service during an unannounced brake inspection blitz in May conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s law enforcement members.
On May 15, 2019, law enforcement personnel from 55 jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada conducted 10,358 commercial motor vehicle inspections, focused on brake system violations. Of those inspections, 16.1% of vehicles (1,667) were found to have brake-related critical vehicle inspection items.
Inspectors paid particular attention to violations involving brake hoses and tubing. The event found 996 units with chafed rubber hoses and 185 units with chafed thermoplastic hoses. All told, there were 1,125 violations of 49 Code of Federal Regulations § 393.45 and Canadian equivalent violations that included chafed rubber hoses and 124 violations of 49 Code of Federal Regulations § 393.45 and Canadian equivalent violations that included kinked thermoplastic hoses.