Does your home jurisdiction require air brake endorsement?
Are there jurisdictions about the continent that allow people to drive air brake equipped vehicles without any type of training or license endorsement?
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To those of you who are trying to belittle the purpose of checking your brakes, I would ask that you stop as your posts might confuse someone who is just starting out with a DP and air systems. These systems should be checked on a regular basis. Should we have to check them several times a day? of course not. Should we KNOW HOW...? an emphatic YES!...
As a former LEO who worked truck inspections in California, here's the biggest issue with commercial trucks....the driver owns the tractor and is delivering trailers for another firm as an independent. Since brakes are expensive to replace, they back off the adjustment on the TRACTOR (their own $$) and use mostly the trailer brakes for stopping..(someone else's $$). If you get a chance and are interested, stop by one of the local State Inspection stations and hook up with one of the inspectors...you'd be surprised at what you find...they are not just looking for overweight vehicles....
BTW...in California, at least, if you're found overweight, overlength, mis adjusted brakes etc. you can be cited as an unsafe vehicle. As such, you can be required to PARK your vehicle until in compliance or your vehicle can be TOWED because of the violation...not saying they WILL, just saying they COULD...and yes, I've done both....be safe out there.....Dennis
As a former LEO who worked truck inspections in California, here's the biggest issue with commercial trucks....the driver owns the tractor and is delivering trailers for another firm as an independent. Since brakes are expensive to replace, they back off the adjustment on the TRACTOR (their own $$) and use mostly the trailer brakes for stopping..(someone else's $$). If you get a chance and are interested, stop by one of the local State Inspection stations and hook up with one of the inspectors...you'd be surprised at what you find...they are not just looking for overweight vehicles....
BTW...in California, at least, if you're found overweight, overlength, mis adjusted brakes etc. you can be cited as an unsafe vehicle. As such, you can be required to PARK your vehicle until in compliance or your vehicle can be TOWED because of the violation...not saying they WILL, just saying they COULD...and yes, I've done both....be safe out there.....Dennis
