Air Brake Certification

I don't know what " they're " all doing, but here's an idea. Local tech school. Just for the air brake cert.


Back when I was in tech school for heavy equipment mechanic we all had to get air brake certified. Fairly simple deal if I rember correctly.

 

http://modot.org/mcs/safety/documents/BrakeInspectorQualificationCertificationForm.pdf

 

Would you look at that.

 

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I've never heard of having to get certified to change brake shoes.

 

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/section/396.25

 

Parts stores offer it in my area. I took it at fleetpride. My boss (at the time) paid $10/person, they fed us fried chicken, we learned about brake systems.

Wasn't a bad way to spend a couple of hours after work.

 

It's not so much to change, rather if they put you out of service for brakes, with certification, you can adjust them. I worked for a company that gave me a card. The test went like this "Do you know how to adjust brakes?" "Yes" "here's your sign" I mean "here's your card"!

 

I see. So how did you guys adjust your brakes at the top of the hills back in the days of manual slack adjusters?