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Brake Adjusting Responsibilities

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Regulatory Policy Committee Chairman

Troy Robertson

Con-way Truckload

Written policies should be developed by each motor carrier fleet delineating responsibility for performing brake adjustments. When drivers are held responsible for making brake adjustments, motor carriers should assure that those drivers are properly trained to do such work.