If you run in one of the many states that have one of the devices shown above — a performance-based brake tester (PBBT) — it’s likely you’ve seen one in operation. I’ve written about them before in ...

What if you could find out in 10 minutes or less precisely how each and every one of your tractor-trailer's brakes is working? You'd know how much force they're producing to stop the rig, individually ...

The importance of having the correct amount of fluid in a car’s braking system is well known, but it’s just as important to check the state of that fluid, because its boiling point is critical to safe ...

New enforcement regulations from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration allow Hunter’s B400T Brake Tester to be used to test brake compliance without a follow-up physical inspection to take ...

The trucks used for this test were off-the-shelf Freightliner Cascadias with the company’s standard brake offerings. There was nothing special about the brakes used in the test. Due to the transfer of ...