WISCONSIN (CNN) – A video taken on a Wisconsin highway shows a driver engaging in dangerous behavior. It’s called a “brake check” and it can trigger deadly accidents. The video was posted on Facebook ...

If there’s one thing on commercial vehicles that operations and maintenance professionals need to understand, it’s braking systems. Not getting a truck to start rolling on time will cause delayed ...

Regardless of your reasoning, brake-checking a large truck on the freeway is among the dumbest things somebody can do while behind the wheel of a passenger vehicle. Still, the driver of this ...

If what Robert Nelson tells us in his YouTube channel is accurate, we have reached a new low in mankind. We say “if” not because we doubt him, but because the enraged pickup truck in this video could ...

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 ...

The incident occurred on May 9, 2018 on I-294 in Chicago. The brake check caused a complete stop on the interstate and a 15-car pile-up with injuries. Brake checking takes road rage to a new and more ...

Each August, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) promotes Brake Safety Week. During this week, commercial motor vehicle inspectors focus on identifying brake violations and taking commercial ...

A new lawsuit has put General Motors back in the spotlight, but this time it’s not about an old recall or aging model.

Among the reasons someone might want to avoid passing a semi-truck is to steer clear of that harsh piercing screech it makes when slowing down. That sound is referred to as brake squeal, and although ...