Last year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck took over 2,000 trucks off the road because of light issues. Brake lamp failures, a common problem that’s easy for ...

DALLAS – Truck brake maker MGM Brakes has introduced a new electronic brake checking system called e-stroke, which uses factory-installed sensors to detect whether a truck’s brakes are functioning ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A warning about a specific type of staged auto accident, sometimes referred to as brake checking, has gained much attention after being posted on social media. The notice, ...

One of the most dangerous actions a driver does without thinking about road safety is brake checking. Yes, many of us would’ve heard this term but not fully understood or paused for a minute to get to ...

A large majority of trucks inspected during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week in August did not have any out-of-service brake violations that deemed them unsafe to proceed on ...

Modern trucks come equipped with advanced technologies, yet many still rely on drum brakes, a design that has been around for more than a century. Drum brakes remain widely used in the trucking ...

Many of the larger vehicles on our roads have one intriguing thing in common: They can make sudden, loud, gas-escaping hissing noises. These noises, admittedly, have made this writer jump — on more ...

If you’ve experienced tailgating on the road, you’re not alone. Tailgating is not only frustrating and distracting, it is dangerous, so is there anything you can you do to stop it? Can you quickly ...

Road rage manifests itself in many ways, from drivers honking their horns and yelling to cutting off other people. However, one of the most stressful forms of road rage may be tailgating — when ...