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Load securement to be focus of annual Roadcheck inspection blitz

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

March 13, 2017

Inspectors will be focusing on cargo securement during CVSA’s International Roadcheck on June 6-8.

Nationwide truck inspection blitz set for June

Enforcers performed more than 60,000 inspections nationwide last year during the 72-hour Roadcheck event.

March 10, 2017

CVSA 2017 out-of-service criteria changes go into effect April 1

Few significant changes from years past have been made, but new out-of-service conditions related to the electronic logging device mandate’s December enforcement are included.

March 2, 2017

CVSA’s out-of-service criteria handbook can be a good tool for checking the veracity of enforcement actions.

Moving violations, speeding among top violations during Operation Safe Driver Week

Of the 20,648 total warnings and citations issued, 11,182 of them were to commercial vehicle drivers, including 6,078 warnings and 5,104 citations, mostly for speeding and other moving violations.

December 7, 2016

Moving violations and speeding were the top two violations with warnings and citations issued to commercial drivers during Operation Safe Driver Week.

Do you carry CVSA’s out-of-service criteria book?

Former inspector/officer Andy Blair argues the book is anyone’s best resource for challenging an out-of-service violation — and an effective tool for other challenges as well. If only its electronic version was free, readers note…

December 3, 2016

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Hours of service, improper logs lead violations for truckers during Roadcheck, brakes top equipment violation

Inspectors during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual 72-hour International Roadcheck campaign placed 21.5 percent of trucks inspected out of service, along with 3.4 percent of drivers, according to numbers released Oct. 20 by CVSA.

October 20, 2016

Safe Driver Week enforcement spree ongoing this week

Law enforcement agencies across North America will engage in heightened traffic safety enforcement and education aimed at unsafe driving by both commercial motor vehicle drivers and car drivers during the week of Oct. 16-22.

October 14, 2016

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Nationwide brake inspection blitz running this week

All of next week, inspectors will ramp up enforcement across North America to target brake violations.

September 9, 2016

Choking down the milk and cookies

If FMCSA’s not going to remove the 30-minute break (aka the ‘milk and cookie’ break in the words of more than one operator) as requested by CVSA, there may well be rationale for reducing its severity weighting in the CSA Safety Measurement System.

September 1, 2016

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Surprise inspection blitz puts 13.9 percent of trucks inspected out of service

The inspection blitz, part of CVSA’s Operation Airbrake program, was conducted in 31 states and Canadian provinces. A total of 6,128 commercial vehicles had their brakes checked during the unannounced event.

July 26, 2016

Texas Roadcheck numbers offer preview of overall inspection spree results

The Texas Department of Public Safety inspected 7,795 commercial vehicles during the three-day inspection effort held June 7-9 nationwide and placed 1,751 of these vehicles out-of-service.

July 12, 2016

Bob Wyatt named CVSA 2016 driver award winner

Wyatt is Schneider’s most decorated driver — and the only driver in the company’s 80-year history to receive both the 40-Year Consecutive Safe Year Driving Award and the 4 Million Safe Miles Award.

June 30, 2016

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