The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) annual conference kicks off in Buffalo this coming Sunday, running until Wednesday the 17th. The focus is on safety, with participants expected to discuss how all commercial players—from truckers to shippers and legislators—can make the road a safer place.
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A freezing cold church full of law enforcement officers – now who would have thought that would be a party!
Well, it was … and BigRoad was honoured to be a part of the fun at the Ontario Police Commercial Vehicle Committee’s (OPCVC) autumn meeting in Barrie, Ontario last week. Close to 100 of Ontario’s finest commercial vehicle safety officers trekked north of Toronto to understand and learn more about electronic logs, their impact on hours of service legislation as well as get a gander at what vendor solutions they might possibly face during a commercial vehicle inspection.
Read More »BigRoad Helps Ontario Police Commercial Vehicle Teams Learn About eLogs
This year’s International Roadcheck will take place June 6-8, 2017. Entering its 30th year, International Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program of commercial motor vehicles in the world! According to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), there will be a special focus on cargo securement during roadside inspections. What do you need to know and how can you prepare to pass an inspection? Check out our cargo securement tips!
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has just released results from the annual Brake Safety Week, held in September, as part of their Operation Airbrake program.
Dedicated to improving commercial vehicle brake safety, the national blitz saw a total of 18,385 inspections conducted, and more than 5,000 trucks placed out-of-service (OOS)!
It’s almost here! The 2017 International Roadcheck program will take place June 6-8, 2017, with a focus on cargo securement. The International Roadcheck is the largest planned commercial motor vehicle (CMV) enforcement program across the globe. It’s estimated that 17 trucks are inspected every minute in the US, Canada, and Mexico during this 3 day period!
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It just seems like yesterday we were in Dallas for The Great American Truck Show, but it’s time to pack up the truck again.
If you look at your inspection report and see Level I or Level VII, do you know what it actually means for you? Given that the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck is just around the corner, I thought it would be timely to explain the different types of inspection levels.
Read More »Do You Know What Different CVSA Inspection Levels Mean?
We would like to give a heads-up too all drivers who haul agricultural commodities that DOT enforcement of the U.S. electronic logging device (ELD) mandate for your sector is just weeks away! So make sure you’re well-equipped.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced the dates for their annual Operation Safe Driver Week. Learn when this program will take place and what officers are going to be looking for to make sure you’re prepared!
