Brakes, seats, U-joints among updates to out of service criteria

GREENBELT, Md. – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released the latest updates to its out-of-service criteria that governs when drivers and vehicles should be pulled from the…

Drivers without ELD face out of service violations

GREENBELT, Md. – Those driving trucks in the U.S. without electronic logging devices (ELDs) or grandfathered automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRDs) will now risk 10 hours out of service. Soft…

Roadcheck blitz scheduled for June 5-7

GREENBELT, Md. – The annual Roadcheck inspection blitz will run from June 5 to 7 this year, and compliance with hours of service will be a special focus in the…

Roadcheck blitz to highlight hours of service

GREENBELT, Md. – The annual Roadcheck inspection blitz coordinated by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is set to run from June 5 to 7 this year, placing a special focus on hours of service. And Today's Trucking has some free resources to help you prepare.

Brake safety blitz results revealed

GREENBELT, MD - About 12% of the 9,500 vehicles inspected during a surprise Brake Safety Day on May 3 were placed out of service because of brake defects, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance says.

How To Stay OOS-Free This Week

GREENBELT, MD - Road Check, the North-America-wide annual safety blitz, runs next week from Tuesday, June 4 to Thursday, June 6. So get ready for 72 hours of rigorous and thorough roadside inspections.

Roadcheck 2013: Same Old, Same Old

WASHINGTON, DC -- Obvious trends are hard to come by in looking at the results of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Roadcheck 2013. Basically, little changed.

The Quota Lesson

A close look at the Ministry of Transportation's "performance expectations", A.K.A. "quotas," shows the money and time that can be wasted when you implement questionable employee accountability programs.