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More than 4,600 trucks parked during Brake Safety Week for brake-related violations
During the week, inspectors conducted 34,320 inspections on commercial vehicles, resulting in 4,626 (13.5%) out of service orders for brakes violations.
November 12, 2019
Business
Hazmat-focused inspection blitz sidelines nearly 700 trucks
Commercial vehicle inspectors across North America inspected more than 9,200 trucks, placing 683 (approximately 7%) of them out-of-service during a week-long enforcement blitz focusing on hazardous materials and other dangerous goods.
October 30, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 28: Mack intros all-black Anthem, Swift announces warehouse layoffs, new CVSA inspection bulletin on tread depth
Swift becomes the latest carrier to announce layoffs amid the slowdown in freight demand. Mack this week unveiled a special blacked-out version of its flagship Anthem tractor. CVSA announced availability of new inspection bulletin on measuring tread depth in evolving-tread-design tires.
October 28, 2019
Channel 19
AOBRD-to-ELD — absent new reg/legislative action, ‘soft enforcement’ not happening
With the final ELD mandate deadline coming up Dec. 17, no “soft enforcement” period is in the offing — “nobody’s really talking about it,” says Collin Mooney, executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
October 16, 2019
Business
Speeding, seat belt use among top violations for truckers during Operation Safe Driver Week
CVSA selected speeding as the emphasis of the blitz for officers, which resulted in 1,454 tickets and 2,126 warnings issued to truck drivers for speeding, compared to 16,102 citations and 21,001 warnings to passenger car drivers for the offense.
September 17, 2019
Channel 19
Where Brake Safety Week, starting Sunday, is something of a year-round affair
Keeping up with your braking systems might be the most important thing you can do when it comes to avoiding the principal violations inspectors are looking for year-round, nationally, and particularly in the states shown here. Window also, here, on brake-related resources available via Overdrive and elsewhere.
September 12, 2019
Business
Be prepared for next week’s nationwide Brake Safety Week inspection spree
If the results of June’s 72-hour International Roadcheck inspection blitz are any indication, Brake Safety Week may not be a pleasant experience for a number of drivers. Braking systems were the top OOS violation, accounting for more than a quarter of OOS violations with 4,578, or 28% of the total.
September 10, 2019
Business
More than 12,000 trucks sidelined with OOS violations during June’s 72-hour Roadcheck blitz
CVSA says 12,019 trucks and 2,784 drivers were placed out of service, accounting for a 17.9% vehicle OOS rate and a 4.2% driver OOS rate during the blitz. In total, inspectors across the U.S. and Canada conducted 67,072 inspections from June 4-6.
August 30, 2019
Business
Brake Safety Week inspection blitz set for Sept. 15-21
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week will focus on brake hoses and tubing. Inspectors will be checking to make sure the hoses and tubing are properly attached, undamaged, without leaks and appropriately flexible.
August 16, 2019
Business
More than 1,600 trucks sidelined during unannounced brake inspection blitz
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced commercial vehicle inspectors conducted 10,358 inspections across the U.S. and Canada and sidelined 1,667 (16.1%) of those trucks.
August 7, 2019
Business
Annual CVSA enforcement spree to focus on speeding next week
In addition to speeding, law enforcement will be looking for other dangerous driving behaviors, including distracted driving, texting, failure to use a seatbelt, following too closely, improper lane change, reckless or aggressive driving, failure to obey traffic control devices, evidence of drunk or drugged driving and more.
July 12, 2019
Business
Annual 72-hour Roadcheck inspection blitz begins Tuesday
The annual International Roadcheck 72-hour inspection blitz will be held June 4-6 with a focus on steering and suspension systems. Inspectors will primarily conduct Level I inspections on most rigs checked during the event.
June 3, 2019
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