so my wear signal is sounding on my truck brakes.. I need new brakes AGAIN.. I am sure that I put “good brakes’ on this thing last year..
how often or how many miles does a set of brakes last.. ?
have at it.. I am in a good mood for today.. I can take it today.. tomorrow may be different.. 
On my 96 chevy truck I can get 2 yrs or better out of a set of pads.
When replacing front pads make sure all the slides move freely or they will wear pads very quickly!
When doing the rear shoes makes the Emergency brake cable and hardware is NOT frooze or it will also cause premature wear also.
Of course it also depends on if you are a hard braker too !
Always allow yourself enough time/room to slow down and stop.
JMHO Jeff
what are you pulling with the truck..are surge brakes in your future ??
How are the rotors? Alot of rotors these days are solid rust….putting brake pads on them is bad due to the rust will act like sand paper and grind the pad material off quickly. Just one thought, could be calipers, caliper slides or even restricted brake hoses.
well I was driving 1000 miles a week last year.. and dealing with some very steep hills coming down.. both in the Winona and then in Lanesboro..
I know that I drove close to 20,000 or more miles last year.. maybe a lot more..in fact I know it was more.. much closer to 30,000 miles.
heck 15 weeks was 15,ooo miles..
you nead to make shure the rear brakes are free.also you nead to check the wheel cylenders to see that they are not rusted-or frozen as that will put more load on the front brakes.as a rule you go threw two sets of front pads to one set of rear shoes.if you have 4 wheel disk brakes then you nead to make shure that the caliper pistions move freely and calipers slide on the slides free,and the pads move free.hope this helps. 
30-80K(avg is 40K realistically) depending on how you drive/brake. 2 sets of fronts to 1 set of rears 
I did my rear brakes at 80k and i’m still on my origanal fronts at 122k
are you using ceramic or the bi-metallic pads? When I have done brakes I have switched to ceramic and usually only have to replace them once while I own the vehicles I drive.
I have a 01 F250 with over 300,000 miles on the original pads, the rotors are getting thin but still have a lot of material on the pads. BTW, I would say a rough estimate is that 95% of the miles are highway miles. I don’t stop abruptly, I usually drive with my cruse control and tap the brake pedal long before I actually start to brake. It seems to me the original equipment lasts longer than replacement parts, so my advise is to have your dealer do the work or get your parts from them. Sure you pay more but it usually lasts longer.
That is just my $0.02 worth. 
Heavy duty trucks can easily go 100K, they are twice as big as a standard trucks brakes and if you seldom use it to pull anything without brakes, you might never have to change…. (then I suggest get a car, you don’t need a truck) 
Don’t know what kind of truck, but I’m guessing driving habits are to blame for excessive wear.
I’m very light braking on my vehicles, but always seems to get some kind of caliper seize or breaks. Should I be braking harder instead?
2003 Suburban. 65K on the rears and 91K on the fronts. New rotors both times.
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I’m very light braking on my vehicles, but always seems to get some kind of caliper seize or breaks. Should I be braking harder instead?
I am guessing, if you check your owners manual, it says Clean/Adjust brakes every 12 months. That seems excessive to me, we recommend every 2 years.
the guy who does my brakes is inexpensive. so I don’t want to complain too much.. and again.. I was driving down really steep hills and I could feel my brakes heating up most days..
on the other hand if some one else did them, would they last longer.. Well, I had my fuel pump changed three times , in four years.. and the last time by some one else, who charged me more, but it really seems that I have better parts..
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