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Oct 19, 2010

TRUCKS' CONTROL * USA - Fewer trucks removed for defective brakes

More inspections uncovered fewer brake defects during Brake Safety Week this year


Greenbelt,MD,USA -CVSA -October 18, 2010: -- The number of vehicles inspected during Operation Air Brake’s Brake Safety Week reached a high this year while also showing a drop in the number of out-of-service defects for brake components and overall out-of-service defects, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced Oct. 15... Overall, 30,472 vehicles were inspected, the record since the program started in 1998 and up from 26,630 inspections in 2009. Also, 2,717 vehicles were placed out of service for brake adjustments (8.9 percent in 2010, 9 percent in 2009); 2,435 vehicles were placed out of service for brake components (8 percent in 2010, 9.2 percent in 2009); and 4,117 vehicles were placed out for brakes (13.5 percent in 2010, 15.1 percent in 2009)... Brake Safety Week is a component of the Operation Air Brake campaign, an ongoing effort of an international truck and bus brake safety program dedicated to improving commercial vehicle brake safety throughout North America. Brake Safety Week took place Sept. 12-18 across North America...

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