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Business

Nearly 2,000 trucks sidelined during Roadcheck inspection blitz in Texas

In total, the Texas Department of Public Safety inspected 8,182 commercial vehicles during the blitz, placing 1,938 of those (or 23.6 percent) out-of-service.

August 8, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

Out-of-service conditions related to ELDs

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s updated out-of-service criteria include those related to electronic logging devices. None are new OOS conditions. Rather, they’re footnotes related to current OOS conditions having to do with the hours of service, namely having no log book, having no previous seven days of logs and presenting a false log. All require putting the driver OOS for 10 consecutive hours.

July 19, 2017

Business

Unannounced brake inspection blitz sidelines nearly 2,000 trucks

CVSA inspectors in 33 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces conducted 9,524 inspections during the one-day inspection blitz. Of the 1,989 trucks placed out-of-service for various violations, 1,146 of them were parked for brake-related violations.

July 12, 2017

Regulations

‘Level 8’ electronic inspection recognized by CVSA with other bulletin, policy updates

The move amounts to recognition of the definition for what such an inspection needs to include when North American “jurisdictions get the ability to do an electronic inspection,” said CVSA. None have such directly deployable ability today, though tech may not be far off given Level 8’s simplicity.

June 1, 2017

Business

Two weeks left to prepare for CVSA’s Roadcheck inspection blitz

Inspectors will primarily be conducting CVSA Level I inspections, the most thorough inspection, throughout the three-day event. While cargo securement is a typical part of a Level I inspection, enforcement officials will be taking a closer look during Roadcheck.

May 23, 2017

Channel 19

Details on out-of-service conditions related to ELDs, come December 18

CVSA’s new ELD-related out-of-service conditions are actually footnotes regarding current OOS violations having to do with hours of service.

May 18, 2017

Business

Kinedyne hosting cargo securement webinar ahead of Roadcheck inspection blitz

The webinar is slated to be part of the inaugural International Cargo Securement Awareness Month ongoing through May. The free cargo securement regulation training webinar will be held Tuesday, May 30, from 2-3 p.m. Eastern time.

May 15, 2017

Business

Roadcheck inspection blitz looms

CVSA’s annual inspection blitz will focus on cargo securement.

May 8, 2017

Business

Tips for cargo securement offered by CVSA ahead of Roadcheck inspection blitz

Violations related to load securement include failure to prevent shifting and/or loss of load; failure to secure truck equipment; damaged tie-downs; insufficient tie-downs; and loose tie-downs.

April 25, 2017

Business

Brake Safety Week intensifies this year to a single-day blitz

Save the date: Sept. 7 is Brake Safety Day this year. The International Roadcheck enforcement blitz is on its way in just more than a month, June 6-8. And later in the year, the activities around Operation Safe Driver Oct. 15-21 will target unsafe behaviors, including those of automobile drivers navigating around commercial vehicles.

April 24, 2017

Business

Charles Endorf wins CVSA driver award, challenges drivers to embody the professional image they want

While advisory committees can “draw up all these plans and promote safety” it’s the driver who’s first and foremost in the public eye. “Regardless of what you all do, it means nothing if the driver doesn’t deliver the goods. I challenge all drivers, let’s get our act together.” –CVSA 2017 driver-award winner Charles Endorf

April 24, 2017

Business

Annual Roadcheck inspection blitz two months out

The annual inspection spree is set for June 6-8. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will focus on cargo securement during the event this year.

April 3, 2017