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10 Articles to Help Trucking Companies Prepare for Brake Safety Week

Aug 23, 2025 | Industry News

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance each year holds a Brake Safety Week to bring attention to brake-related issues.

Brake Safety Week is August 24-30. Commercial vehicle enforcement will be focusing on the importance of brake safety. This year, the focus is drums and rotors.

Brake drum and rotor issues can affect the braking efficiency of a truck. On top of that, broken pieces of drums and rotors could become dislodged and pose a danger to other vehicles.

During the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance annual Brake Safety Week, law enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conduct commercial motor vehicle inspections, educate drivers and motor carriers about the importance of brake safety, and provide brake inspection and violation data.

CVSA-certified inspectors will conduct routine commercial motor vehicle inspections throughout the week, focusing on brake systems and components.

Commercial motor vehicles found to have brake-related out-of-service violations, or any other out-of-service violations, will be removed from roadways until those violations are corrected.

Some jurisdictions will use performance-based brake testers (PBBT) to assess the braking performance of vehicles and submit PBBT-specific data to the Alliance. CVSA will collect and analyze all data and report the results publicly later this year.

Get Ready for Brake Safety Week With These Heavy Duty Trucking Articles:

We’ve pulled together 10 of our best articles and other content about brake maintenance to help you prepare for Brake Safety Week.

  1. Brake Maintenance, Done Right
  2. Why do Brake Defects Put so Many Trucks Out of Service?
  3. How to Measure and Improve Your Truck Brake Maintenance Program
  4. How to Maximize Air Disc Brake Life
  5. Are Your Techs Installing Air Disc Brake Calipers Correctly?
  6. 4 Questions About Brake Violations
  7. 9 Tips for Spec’ing, Maintaining & Inspecting Truck Brakes
  8. How to Get More Out of Commercial Driver Vehicle Inspections
  9. Don’t Fear the Blitz: How Truckers Can Own CVSA’s International Roadcheck
  10. Watch below: Are Your Brakes Ready for CVSA’s Brake Safety Week?

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