The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck program kicks off on Tuesday – are you ready? During the 72-hour inspection blitz, over 75,000 inspections will be conducted across North America. Every year inspectors focus on a different area of the vehicle. This year they’re placing a special emphasis on your tires.
Summer holiday season is here! People are packing up their vehicles, loading up their family, and hitting the open road. This also means that distracted driving is on the rise. When we think about distracted driving, we typically only think about passenger vehicles or “four wheelers”. However, distracted driving is also a leading cause of accidents involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).
In an article published yesterday by Overdrive, Todd Dills reported that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) would be “standing up vetting process for ELD certification” after much public scrutiny over the self-certification process. What exactly does this mean and how is it going to impact drivers and fleets?
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Every year the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) holds a 3-day safety blitz known as the International Roadcheck program. International Roadcheck will be taking place from
June 7-9, 2016. It is expected that over 10,000 CVSA-certified inspectors will perform upwards of 65,000 roadside inspections. A special emphasis is placed on a different violation category every year. This year – they’re focusing on tire safety including tire pressure, tread, and condition.
As you know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives you the fuel and energy that you need to start your day off right. Well, the same goes for the pre-trip inspection of your vehicle. Pre-trip inspections set you up for success on the road.
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You never know how an inspection is going to go. You could get waved through or you could have your truck inspected with a fine-tooth comb. When put to the test, the BigRoad Mobile App and BigRoad Web App have enabled thousands of drivers to pass the toughest roadside inspections with ease. Bee Line Transport Inc. recently reached out to us to share their story.
In early February, Transport Canada announced that Canada will follow a similar legislation to the FMCSA ELD mandate that passed in the United States last year. To date, there has been limited information released about the proposed “Canadian ELD mandate”. However, many Canadian trucking associations have publicly expressed their support of ELDs – and for good reason!
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recently announced that their annual International Roadcheck program will be taking place from June 7 – 9, 2016. It is expected that over 70,000 inspections will be conducted over the 72-hour blitz period. Meaning – the odds of your truck or a truck within your fleet getting inspected are pretty high.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released the dates for their 29th annual International Roadcheck program. The inspection blitz will be taking place from June 7 to 9, 2016. 10,000 CVSA certified inspectors (local, state, provincial, and federal) will be performing thousands of inspections across the United States, Canada, and Mexico during this time.
