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Safety * USA - Manufacturers, safety cops debate air disc brake enforcement
Indianapolis,Ind,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -9 April 2007: -- A terrific debate arose at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Brake Safety Symposium (CVSA) in Indianapolis not too long ago, between three manufacturers of air disc brakes and several CVSA inspectors on how to inspect these brakes at roadside... The trucking industry is awaiting a final rule by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is proposing a stopping-distance reduction of 20-30 percent for three-axle highway tractors. That means major market penetration for air disc brakes... Led by Lt. Charles Hanafin, training coordinator for commercial vehicle enforcement with the Massachusetts State Police, the inspectors wanted to know how to determine if and when an air disc brake could be declared out of service... Highway inspectors insist they need better ways to tell if disc brakes are in satisfactory conditionBut they don't have external adjustment mechanisms like S-cam brakes. Given that all of the working parts on an air disc brake are inside the caliper, an external visual inspection won't reveal much... Labels: safety
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