U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) final rule establishing pass/fail criteria for use with performance-based brake ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has established a final rule offering pass/fail criteria for use with performance-based brake testers. This will allow inspectors to check brakes ...

A new comprehensive performance-based brake testing system designed to reduce brake wear, maintenance costs, road accidents and improve road safety for heavy-duty trucks, has just recently been ...

Brakes are at the top of maintenance worries for every fleet, and a solid maintenance program is no guarantee that brakes will perform as needed. Consider a report on the adoption of a ...

Eleven states with performance-based brake testers participated in this year’s Brake Safety Week by conducting inspections using their PBBTs. Inspectors in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. conducted ...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. n official with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance told Transport Topics the group will vote next year on whether to include performance-based ...