Software Lytx adds features to DVIR offering August 23, 2023 Lytx has announced four new features for its DVIR product aimed at helping fleets and drivers perform more thorough and proactive reporting. New features include: walkaround…
Equipment Proposed changes to CSA all about ‘prioritization’ April 12, 2023 CSA Prioritization Review. That’s the name of the website for proposed changes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) CSA safety program. And that says it all. The FMCSA’s…
Regulations Updated CVSA criteria now in effect April 3, 2023 The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2023 out-of-service criteria is now officially in effect, featuring nine changes that were ratified last October. All changes have been added to North American…
Health & Safety Quebec inspectors not participating in Roadcheck blitz May 18, 2022 Quebec’s 278 roadside inspectors, members of the Quebec Brotherhood of Roadside Inspectors (FCCRQ), are not participating in the North American Roadcheck inspection blitz this week, TruckNews.com has learned. The Quebec…
Equipment Calgary inspection blitz yields poor results October 2, 2020 CALGARY, Alta. – Only 22 of 158 commercial vehicle inspected by Calgary Police Service and Alberta Sheriffs passed inspections during a three-day blitz Sept. 22-24. The inspections were both random…
Equipment Goodyear offering free DoT inspections March 26, 2020 AKRON, Ohio – Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Centers in the U.S. are offering free DoT inspections for truckers as they continue to move commerce during the Covid-19 pandemic. Valued…
Health & Safety Boiling point January 27, 2020 Tensions mount between Ontario enforcement officers, MTO
Transportation Brake blitz grounds 12.4% in Canada July 17, 2018 GREEBELT, Md. – A surprise Brake Safety Day inspection blitz in Canada and the U.S. put 1,595 trucks out of service for brake violations on April 25, the Commercial Vehicle…
Regulations Pilot Flying J is helping drivers get ready for CVSA Roadcheck May 29, 2018 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Roadcheck is coming and to help drivers through the inspections Pilot Flying J is offering free mid-trip inspections. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck event…
Equipment Bendix shares Roadcheck prep tips May 24, 2018 ELYRIA, Ohio – With the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Roadcheck inspection blitz coming up June 5-7, Bendix has offered some advice for passing the inspections with flying colors. “Almost…
Health & Safety Brake Safety Day brake inspections put 14% out of service November 7, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fourteen per cent of vehicles inspected in the U.S. and Canada during Brake Safety Day were placed out of service for brake-related violations, according to the Commercial…
Regulations New rule would enable FMCSA to assess 75,000 carrier companies a month January 15, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Utilizing the proposed Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) Notice of Proposal Rulemaking (NPRM), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) would be able to…
Health & Safety PMTC expands its education series with Jan. 13 seminar November 11, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) will aim to provide education on Ontario’s safety ratings, mandated periodic inspections and cargo security during its Jan. 13,…
Health & Safety BE READY FOR ROADCHECK April 28, 2015 The CVSA’s International Roadcheck 72-hour North America-wide inspection blitz is scheduled for June 2-4 and they’ll be keeping a close eye on cargo securement. That’s the theme of this year’s…
Equipment Cargo securement to be focus of this year’s Roadcheck inspection blitz April 21, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. — Truck inspectors across North America will be busy June 2-4, when about 10,000 of them conduct truck and bus inspections over a 72-hour period as part of…
