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We knew we'd pick up a few 'baddies' especially given that we set up the brake test day near the container terminal at ACSA-MAG's premises. What we didn't know is that we'd net so many - and so bad! When we formed BrakeWatch as a partnership initiative, the objective was to highlight braking systems and maintenance as well as to train the cops in recognising potential braking system flaws on rigs stopped at roadblocks so as to redirect them, if necessary, to a proper brake roller test bay. Having spent a morning in training, the test day arrived and by the end of the day, we were horrified - and furious - at what we had found. That these operators allow their rigs to ride the roads in such condition - mingling out there with your and my family - is beyond comprehension. What we saw on the day can, in my opinion, be classified as a national disgrace. Exaggeration? Not so. The photographs on the following pages will tell the story more accurately that I can in words. Those operators and their rigs are blight on the good name of the trucking industry. - Patrick O'Leary