Did You Know It’s Commercial Brake Safety Week?
Brakes play an important role in preventing accidents. Brakes prevent damage to vehicles and save lives. Brakes are important for everyone on the road, including commercial motor vehicles. As a reminder of the importance of brake safety for commercial motor vehicles, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance initiated Brake Safety Week. This year Brake Safety Week is August 22 through August 28, 2021. Below we will discuss the importance of brakes for commercial vehicles and Brake Safety Week.
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Why Is There a Brake Safety Week?
Brake systems are an important safety component in commercial motor vehicles. Failure to maintain brake systems can result in injuries and death. During Brake Safety Week, jurisdictions across the United States devote a week to the following:
- Conducting commercial motor vehicle inspections
- Identifying brake violations
- Removing vehicles with out-of-service brake violations
This week of inspections is important. Jurisdictions participate for many reasons, including the following:
- During last year’s inspection and enforcement initiative, brake system and brake adjustment violations accounted for more vehicle violations than any other vehicle violation category. The violations accounted for 38.6 percent of all vehicle out-of-service conditions.
- “Brake system” was the third most cited vehicle-related factor in fatal commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle crashes.
- Brake-related violations accounted for eight out of the top 20 vehicle violations in 2020.
- Last year during Brake Safety Week, 12 percent of the 43,565 commercial motor vehicles inspected were placed out of service for brake-related violations.
- Announced enforcement campaigns ahead of time improves overall compliance better than surprise enforcement campaigns and for longer periods after the event.
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What Is a Commercial Motor Vehicle?
Before we continue our discussion of commercial Brake Safety Week, you may be wondering, “What is a commercial motor vehicle?” In Nevada, a commercial motor vehicle is a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
- Has a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more inclusive of a towed unit(s) with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds; or
- Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more; or
- Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
- Is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials that require placarding.
If you drive a commercial motor vehicle in Nevada, you will have to meet certain requirements. For information on commercial motor vehicle driving requirements, see the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles page on Commercial Driver Licensing.
In addition to the above requirements, drivers of commercial motor vehicles are also responsible for paying attention to their vehicle. This includes signs that there might be brake issues. Drivers who notice signs, should have their brakes inspected immediately. If there is an issue, it should be fixed before the vehicle returns to the road.
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What Happens During Brake Safety Week?
Not every driver has their vehicle inspected when they notice a brake issue. Furthermore, some brake issues may not be noticeable until it is too late. To help remedy brake system issues in commercial motor vehicles, throughout the week inspectors will conduct North American Standard Inspections of commercial motor vehicles. The inspectors will focus on brake systems and components. If a commercial motor vehicle has a brake-related out-of-service violation, it will be removed.
This year, the focus is on brake hoses and tubing. In addition to inspections, inspectors will also compile data on brake hosing and tubing to submit to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
During the week, other services are provided in addition to inspections. During the week, many motor carriers provide education on the importance of brake safety systems to drivers and maintenance service providers.
Operation Airbrake
Brake Safety Week is part of Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Airbrake program. Operation Airbrake is a comprehensive program dedicated to improving commercial motor vehicle brake safety throughout North America. The goal is to reduce the number of highway crashes caused by faulty braking systems on commercial motor vehicles. This is done by conducting roadside inspections and educating drivers, mechanics, owner-operators and others on the importance of proper brake inspection, maintenance and operation.
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