CVSA considers how to enforce safety on driverless trucks

When SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks take to the road without safety drivers in the cab, how will they react to law enforcement? Will they be able to respond to…

Some Roadcheck lessons are clearly missed

There are certain things that mark the return of spring as surely as the pages on a calendar. The first spark of the lawn mower, Major League Baseball, and the…

Hours of service, brake systems top Roadcheck violations

GREENBELT, Md. – Canadian inspectors placed 817 vehicles and 135 drivers out of service during this year’s international Roadcheck inspection blitz. More than 50,000 inspections were conducted across North America…

Chafed air brake hoses to be focal point of Brake Safety Week

TORONTO, Ont. – Tubing and hose chafing violations will be a focal point for Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) enforcement officers Aug. 23-29, as they conduct Level 1 inspections as…

Truckers charged during safety blitz

CALEDON, Ont. – Dozens of commercial vehicle drivers were charged by officers from OPP Caledon during last week’s Operation Safe Driver campaign, the detachment said Wednesday. The annual event,…

CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week to place added focus on speed

  TORONTO, Ont. – Speed kills, and it’s one of the reasons why the issue is once again a focus of Operation Safe Driver Week – a Commercial Vehicle…

Truck brake blitz scheduled for August

GREENBELT, Md. – Stopping power will face some added scrutiny Aug. 23-29, as enforcement officials participate in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week. While brakes are part…

CVSA cancels inspector championships

GREENBELT, Md. – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has canceled the North American Inspectors Championships due to health concerns surrounding Covid-19. Next year’s championships are scheduled for Aug.

Final countdown for AOBRD deadline

GREENBELT, Md. – U.S. regulators will require Automatic On-Board Recording Devices (AOBRDs) to be replaced by electronic logging devices (ELDs) as of Dec. 17 – and there will be no…

CVSA names new president, executive committee

GREENBELT, Md. – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) — an organization that oversees commercial vehicle enforcement initiatives across North America — has named its latest executive committee. Sergeant John…

Thousands of drivers tagged for speeding during blitz

BETHESDA, Md. – Canadian and U.S. enforcement teams handed out 17,556 speed-related citations during this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week, in a blitz that targeted the drivers of commercial…

Roadcheck inspection blitz places 17.9% out of service

BETHESDA, Md. — North American inspectors placed 17.9% of vehicles out of service during the 2019 Roadcheck inspection blitz from June 4-6, accounting for 12,109 vehicles overall. They also cited…

Inspection blitz focuses on TDG shipments

MONTREAL, Que. – Loads of dangerous goods are in the spotlight this week as part of Hazardous Material Week, and this year the inspection blitz is expanding beyond Canada.

Surprise brake blitz grounds 16%

GREENBELT, Md. – Roadside inspectors placed 16.1% of vehicles out of service for brake-related issues on May 15, during a surprise inspection blitz coordinated by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance…

Enforcement teams prepare for focus on unsafe drivers

GREENBELT, Md. – Roadside enforcement teams are preparing for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week, scheduled for July 15-21. And that means focusing on unsafe drivers. Issues…