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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20240825
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20240901
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URL:https://www.promiles.com/events/cvsas-brake-safety-week-scheduled-for-
 aug-25-31/
SUMMARY:CVSA's Brake Safety Week Scheduled for Aug. 25-31
DESCRIPTION:Washington\, D.C. (May 29\, 2024) – The Commercial Vehicle Sa
 fety Alliance (CVSA) has announced Aug. 25-31 as the dates for this year
 ’s Brake Safety Week. \n\nBrake Safety Week is a commercial motor vehic
 le and driver inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative\
 , a brake-safety awareness and outreach opportunity\, and a brake-related 
 inspection and violation data-collection project. \n\nInspection and Enfo
 rcement\n\nCVSA-certified inspectors will conduct routine commercial motor
  vehicle inspections throughout the week\, focusing on brake systems and c
 omponents. Commercial motor vehicles found to have brake-related out-of-se
 rvice violations will be removed from roadways until those violations are 
 corrected.\n\nFor this year’s Brake Safety Week\, inspectors will focus 
 on the condition of brake linings and pads. Brake lining and pad issues ma
 y result in vehicle violations and could affect a motor carrier’s safety
  rating.\n\nIn addition\, some jurisdictions have performance-based brake 
 testers (PBBT) and will be using them during Brake Safety Week. A PBBT is 
 a machine that assesses the braking performance of a vehicle.\n\nAwareness
  and Outreach\n\nEducational efforts by inspectors\, motor carriers and ot
 hers in the industry take place during Brake Safety Week and are integral 
 to the success of the campaign.\n\nIn addition to educational outreach by 
 law enforcement agencies\, transportation safety organizations and individ
 ual officers\, CVSA also aims to help prepare drivers\, motor carriers\, o
 wner-operators and mechanics for this year’s Brake Safety Week.\n\n 	Vie
 w the inspector’s inspection procedure.\n 	Download a checklist that out
 lines the tools needed to inspect S-cam brakes\, what to look for and how 
 to measure pushrod stroke.\n 	Learn about the components of the vehicle th
 at the inspector will check.\n 	Download a flyer with 10 brake lining and 
 pad tips.\n\nBrake Safety Week also serves as a reminder to drivers and mo
 tor carriers of the importance of a proactive vehicle maintenance program 
 and provides an opportunity for law enforcement to highlight the importanc
 e of brake safety.\n\nData Collection\n\nThroughout Brake Safety Week\, in
 spectors will capture data about brake inspections and violations and repo
 rt that data directly to CVSA. In addition to general inspection and viola
 tion data\, CVSA will also be collecting data about brake linings/pads\, t
 he focus area for this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. PBBT jurisdict
 ions will also submit PBBT-specific data. CVSA will collect and analyze al
 l data submissions and report the results publicly later this year.\n\nWhy
  Conduct Brake Safety Week?\n\nBrake-related violations comprise the large
 st percentage of all out-of-service vehicle violations cited during roadsi
 de inspections. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrati
 on’s 2023 vehicle violation data\, six out of the top 20 vehicle violati
 ons were brake related. And last year’s CVSA International Roadcheck res
 ults showed that brake-system violations was the top vehicle violation\, c
 omprising 25.2% of all vehicle out-of-service violations during that three
 -day data snapshot of roadside inspections. \n\nBrake Safety Week aims to
  improve commercial motor vehicle brake safety throughout North America. T
 he goal is to eliminate roadway crashes caused by braking systems on comme
 rcial motor vehicles by conducting roadside inspections and educating driv
 ers\, mechanics\, large- and small-fleet motor carriers\, owner-operators 
 and others on the importance of proper brake inspection\, maintenance and 
 operation.
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