Tag: Brakes
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced changes taking effect early next year that will impact the trucking industry. On Friday, ODOT announced the following two major trucking industry-related changes going into effect on January 1, 2026. Increased fines...
Semi trucks are now banned from a 110 year old bridge in Oregon after years of bridge strikes causing damage. Multnomah County, Oregon closed the Start Street Bridge from the Historic Highway to trucks weighing more than...
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VIDEO: Cab Cuts Off Semi To Drop Off Passenger
A taxi cab driver not only cuts off a semi but then stops suddenly to let a passenger unload.
VIDEO: Unattended Truck Rolls From Rest Area Onto I-95
Yesterday a driverless truck caused a multi-vehicle crash when it rolled from a service plaza onto a busy Connecticut interstate. The crash happened just before 2...
VIDEO: “I Can Stop This, Right?”
In which we learn the "importance of checking the brakes before removing wheel blocks." https://youtu.be/_OnBdGvCLHo Video Credit:
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NHTSA Orders Recall Of Over 30,000 Trailers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered the recall of over 30,000 trailers because of a spring valve defect that could cause the...
VIDEO: Semi Rolls Backward Into Another Truck On Interstate
While stuck in a traffic jam, the semi driver in front of the dash cammer releases her brakes and rolls backwards, causing a crash. From...
VIDEO: Good Samaritan Lets Trucker Know Brakes Are Smoking
In this video captured in Long Beach, California, a motorist spots a truck with smoking brakes and pulls up next to the driver to...
VIDEO: Driver Forgets To Set Brakes At Fuel Island
In this video, a truck is on the loose after the driver failed to set his brakes at a fuel island, sending it crashing...
VIDEO: Driver Forgets To Set Brakes — And Chaos Ensues
Watch from every angle as a truck driver forgets to set his brakes, sending his truck crashing through a fence and rolling through a...
Steer Tire Blowout: Truck Driver Shares Her Experience And Tips
CDLLife reader Jennifer Black Cordero experienced a steer tire blowout and reached out to us to share her experience and some tips for drivers...
VIDEO: Truck’s Brakes Fail on Congested Highway
Worst-case scenario: A truck's brakes fail just as the truck approaches a line of traffic that is stalled on the highway.
CVSA Announces Results of Surprise Brake Check Day
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) yesterday announced the results of it's annual, "unannounced" brake check day.
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