STEP 4:Check Steering Axle Air Brake Mechanical Components
STEP 5:Check Brake Adjustment
STEP 6:Build the Air Pressure to 90 – 100 PSI
STEP 7: Check the Air Brake ABS System (If Applicable)
STEP 8:Test Air Loss Rate
STEP 9:Test Low Air Pressure Warning Device
STEP 10: Check the Tractor Protection System
STEP 11:Finalize paperwork, and provide the results to the driver (i.e. out-of-service, etc.)
NOTE: All inspections are to be identified as a Level IV inspection.
NOTE: The statistics will require a count of automatic slack adjuster vs. manual slack adjuster brakes and their respective adjustment (or out of adjustment). Jurisdictions will need to capture this information on their CVSA inspection sheets or on some other form in order to compile the statistics. If the jurisdiction doesn’t normally capture this information on their inspection sheet, officers will need to know ahead of time that they are required to record this somewhere on the sheet.
NOTE:When you access these regulations you are leaving CVSA’s website and visiting the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website to see the regulations.