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pre-trip inspection

CHP Finds Worn Brake Hose Causing Air Leak Between Tractor and Trailer — Driver Placed Out of Service, Pre-Trip Inspection Would Have Caught It

CALIFORNIA — A recent California Highway Patrol commercial vehicle inspection found a coiled brake hose with a worn-through spring guard between the truck-tractor and...

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Tennessee Trooper Places Truck Out of Service After Finding Four Serious Safety Defects — 7-Inch Tire Crack, Defective Brakes, Loose Tie Rod, and Broken Turn...

TENNESSEE — A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper placed a commercial vehicle out of service after discovering four serious safety defects during a recent inspection,...

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Truck Driver Admitted He Spotted Failed Air Bag, Ordered a Replacement, Then Hit the Road Without Waiting — CHP Grapevine Pulls Truck From Service

GRAPEVINE, CALIFORNIA — A driver admitted to CHP inspectors that he had spotted a failed air bag the day before, ordered a replacement, and...

pre-trip inspection

CHP Finds Worn Brake Hose Causing Air Leak Between Tractor and Trailer — Driver Placed Out of Service, Pre-Trip Inspection Would Have Caught It

Tennessee Trooper Places Truck Out of Service After Finding Four Serious Safety Defects — 7-Inch Tire Crack, Defective Brakes, Loose Tie Rod, and Broken Turn...

Truck Driver Admitted He Spotted Failed Air Bag, Ordered a Replacement, Then Hit the Road Without Waiting — CHP Grapevine Pulls Truck From Service

‘Don’t Count on Luck’: CHP Shares Photo of Semi Cab ‘Ripped Apart’ After Rear-End Crash as Following Distance Warning — Driver Miraculously Escapes With...

Nashville Truck Driver Attempts to Avoid Nude Man Standing in Intersection — Man Climbs Onto Truck, Falls Back Onto Road, and Is Fatally Struck...