Brake Lining Program

Selecting the correct replacement brake linings for heavy duty trucks is an important component in the overall safety of the vehicle. It is essential that the replacement brake linings function as well as the material originally supplied on the vehicle.

2000 - SAE transferred the administration of the program to the Performance Review Institute (PRI) but the procedural and structural set-up are essentially unchanged.

1994 - SAE created the Brake Lining Review Institute. Under the guidance of the SAE Performance Review Board, the Brake Lining Review committee administered the program.

1993 - American Trucking Association's The Maintenance Council - now Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) requested the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) develop a program using data generated from tests run in accordance with TMC Recommended Practice 628A and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 121 to evaluate after-market heavy-duty truck brake linings.

For more information on the Heavy Duty Truck Brake Lining Qualification Program, please contact:

Wendy Grubbs, US Office + 1 724 772 1616 extension 8647, wendyg@sae.org.

When submitting information for review of dynamometers by the Brake Lining Committee, please utilize the following forms:

B.1 Form - Brake Dynamometer Test Site Qualification Report 27-Jul-09

B.2 Form - Individual Dynamometer Qualification Report 27-Jul-09

When submitting information for review of brake material by the Brake Lining Committee, please utlilize the B.3 Form Data Submission Sheet dated September 2007.

To view the most recent Brake Lining Qualified Product Listing (QPL), 20-AUG-10, click the attachment below. 

Current Brake Lining QPL 20-AUG-10

QPL Marketing Brochure

Brake Lining Review Institute Program - Program Document PD5000 (14-Aug-08)

Submissions to Review Committee forwarded to:

Brake Lining Review Committee, Performance Review Institute, 161 Thorn Hill Road, Warrendale, Pennsylvania  15086 or wendyg@sae.org