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Roadcheck prep: Invest in inspections to save money, hassle later
A good way to learn and gain confidence that you won’t get a roadside violation is to invest in equipment inspection, observe the inspection process at your shop/the scales, and ask questions.
May 22, 2018
Business
Hours, brake violations top Roadcheck out-of-service orders
The top three driver-related violations were for hours of service (32.3 percent of driver out-of-service violations), wrong class license (14.9 percent) and false log book (11.3 percent).
August 22, 2017
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
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
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
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
Business
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
Business
Lawyers are more dangerous on any day ending in ‘Y’
In which Wendy responds to a Texas lawyer who, with the help of the Dallas Morning News, “asserts that most everyone who took the past three days off is now back on the road, driving illegally to make up for lost time.” …
June 10, 2016
Business
On the scene: Roadcheck 2016 sights from a Mississippi scale house
Overdrive spent some time with the Mississippi Department of Transportation at the westbound Kewanee weigh station on I-20/59 as Roadcheck 2016 kicked off Tuesday morning, detailed in the photos here.
June 8, 2016
Business
Nationwide inspection blitz runs Tuesday-Thursday
In addition to their focus on full Level I inspections, inspectors will focus on tires, too. They’ll be measuring tire tread depth, checking tire pressure, checking to make sure no items are lodged between dual tires and examining the overall condition of the tires to ensure no deep cuts or bulges exist in the sidewalls.
June 6, 2016
Business
The Roadcheck effect, take two: 10 toughest states for tire violations
Analysis of data from calendar year 2015 shows a marked “Roadcheck effect” for June inspections, much more pronounced than that seen in a similar 2014 analysis. Roadcheck 2016 is set for next week. Are you prepared?
June 1, 2016
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