The Iota Brake Examination, refers to testing the air brake transaction for full functioning.
Commercial trucks drivers, from allotment to period, are stopped by the Branch of Transportation (Speck) and asked to perform an air brake countdown to guarantee maximum safety of the braking system. The purpose of the inspection is to make sure the brakes do not leak, that the slack adjusters are adjusted properly and that the brakes are balanced in the front and back. For safety purposes, when you test the brakes, the DOT will allow a maximum loss of 4 psi, although mechanics agree that 8 psi is acceptable.
Instructions
1. Exit your vehicle when prompted by the DOT official, and chock your wheels with your wheel chocks. Make sure you place one at the front of the truck, in front of the tire and once at the back of the truck, behind the tire. This is to prevent the truck from rolling.
Release your brakes by lifting up your foot off the pedal. Depress and release the brake pedal two more times to adjust the slacks adjusters. This is part of the DOT requirements; make sure you do not forget to do this.
Depress the pedal again, and hold it down for 1 minute. Look at the two gauges for the front and rear air brakes on the left-hand side of your dash. Make sure both gauges show fully stroked brakes. The front should read 60 psi and the back 120 psi. The brakes should not lose more than 4 PSI when holding the brake pedal down for 1 minute.
4.2. Enter the vehicle on the driver side, and locate the red and yellow knobs on your dash; push in both knobs to avoid compounding your braking system.3. Depress your brake pedal, and release the pedal.
