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Overdrive Radio
Ways to avoid trouble at the scale house, with Roadcheck on the horizon
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, compliance consultant Jeff Davis outlines red flags for truckers that just scream, 'Inspect me!', to roadside officers. Davis offers plenty you can do to avoid inspection, without bypassing the scales entirely.
February 26, 2024
Regulations
Roadcheck 2024: Inspectors looking for drugs, alcohol, and steady gladhands
A CVSA Roadside Inspection Specialist explains how to check tractor protection mechanisms in the air system, and what the drug and alcohol focus will mean, during 2024's Roadcheck blitz. It's scheduled for May 14-16.
February 21, 2024
Regulations
Inspectors keying in on tractor protection systems, drug and alcohol possession during Roadcheck
CVSA's International Roadcheck will be held May 14-16. For trucks, inspectors will focus specifically on the tractor protection valve, trailer supply valve and anti-bleed back valve, which may be overlooked during trip and roadside inspections.
February 12, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Closed coops, worst roads, weathering the storm: Owner-operators count down to 2024
Overdrive Radio's annual "toast" to the year that was. 2023's sure to go down in infamy among owner-ops, yet bright spots were evident: Sometimes, the chicken houses passed are closed, cost-control focus pays off, or you land that direct freight ...
December 29, 2023
Regulations
Brakes: Top Roadcheck OOS violation | Speed limiter block in new legislation
Nearly 40% of all trucks placed out of service during CVSA's International Roadcheck inspection blitz in May were due to brake-related violations. Also: Another attempt to block speed limiters; latest Highway Angel attends to victims at crash site.
August 1, 2023
Business
Roadcheck's rates bump, and a precipitous rise in cargo theft
Cargo theft activity is up 41% this year compared to 2022, CargoNet reports, and activity is expected to increase during the long holiday weekend. Also: Rates jumped during Roadcheck; Mack names winners of 2024 calendar contest; latest Highway Angel.
May 23, 2023
Channel 19
Caught at Roadcheck: 2023 inspection fails
How not to do it: With Roadcheck in the books for the year, a few states put forth some of the worst equipment and driver failures they saw. You might think of these as "negative reinforcement," as it were, of your own safe practices.
May 23, 2023
Overdrive Radio
'Chicken house closed, locked up, nobody home' | Introducing Hope Zvara and 'Trucking Yoga'
Is it possible to get through the Roadcheck inspection blitz without passing a single open scale? Flatbed independent Mike "Mustang" Crawford points the way. Long Haul Paul's talk with Zvara details the quality-of-life benefits of basic movement.
May 19, 2023
Regulations
Roadcheck wraps in New York: What inspectors saw
On the ground with inspectors in New York on the final day of Roadcheck -- get a feel for the biggest enforcement event in trucking, in the No. 11 state for inspection intensity in the current rankings.
May 18, 2023
Regulations
CVSA inspection bulletins clarify issues with braking aids, tire inflation systems
Just before Roadcheck begins (Tuesday), CVSA issued bulletins to inspectors regarding hill-start aid systems and automatic tire inflation systems. Also: New Iowa law protects fleets from certain nuclear verdicts; medium-duty Internationals recalled.
May 15, 2023
CSA's Data Trail
The toughest 15 states for lights violations, one of the 2021 Roadcheck emphases
Here are the top 15 states when it comes to a propensity to issue lights-related violations. And data also point to both 2021 Roadcheck enforcement-emphasis areas in Georgia, Vermont and Nevada.
March 4, 2021
Channel 19
Thank a trooper for that inspection? A tale of two states as Roadcheck begins
What the initial COVID pandemic response by some state agencies -- many fewer inspections -- might just say about the value of inspections.
September 9, 2020
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