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The most important things to remember about brake maintenance

Regular visual inspections are crucial to the safety of your trucks and their drivers.

Alex Crissey
By Alex Crissey
Contributing Editor Alex Crissey has been with Fleet Equipment since 2015.
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It’s important that your technicians are trained on how to spot brake wear, and that your shops have systems and schedules in place aimed at avoiding wear issues on brakes. Regular visual inspections are crucial to the safety of your trucks and their drivers.

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We at Fleet Equipment talked to experts in the industry from Bendix and SAF-Holland, and from those conversations, came up with 14 important tips for brake maintenance to share with you today.

Watch the video above for the tips.

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