CVSA Roadcheck News Updates

Government, Business, Safety

CVSA鈥檚 2020 Operation Safe Driver Week to Go On as Scheduled July 12-18

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance鈥檚 2020 Operation Safe Driver Week will go on as scheduled July 12-18, the trade association representing roadside inspectors announced May 12.

May 12, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

CVSA Postpones Roadcheck Due to Coronavirus Crisis

This year鈥檚 International Roadcheck, originally set for May 5-7, has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns.

March 25, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

International Roadcheck Set for May 5-7 by CVSA

The high-volume, high-visibility International Roadcheck event will take place May 5-7, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced Jan. 27.

January 27, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

2019 Roadcheck Nabs 17.9% of Vehicles and 4.2% of Drivers

Commercial vehicle inspectors conducted more than 67,000 inspections during a stepped-up three-day enforcement effort in June, putting 12,019 commercial vehicles and 2,784 drivers out of service.

August 29, 2019
Government, Equipment, Safety

CVSA to Conduct Brake Safety Week Sept. 15-22

Roadside inspectors will be conducting inspections with a special emphasis on brakes Sept. 15-22, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced.

June 18, 2019
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Steering, Suspension Systems Focus of 2019 CVSA Roadcheck

Steering and suspension systems will be the focus of the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance International Roadcheck event June 4-6.

April 5, 2019
Editorial

Editorial: The Value of Zero

Mathematics started tens of thousands of years ago because Stone Age people needed to count what they had, or wanted, or even what they had lost. At the start, there was no need to formally quantify the concept of nothing, or zero. At some point, though, a clever person came up with the idea of zero and it revolutionized the use of numbers.

July 17, 2017
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Experts Say Inspection System Should Have Room to Give Credit for No Violations

For years, truckers have been complaining that inspectors do not always submit reports to federal regulators giving them credit for no violations or 鈥渃lean鈥 roadside inspections.

July 13, 2017
Government, Business, Safety

12% of Trucks Inspected on Brake Safety Day Placed Out of Service

Nearly eight out of 10 large trucks and buses did not have any critical violations during an unannounced special brake inspection day across the United States and Canada earlier this year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced on July 12.

July 12, 2017
Government, Business

Aggressive Roadcheck Inspections Lead to Bump in Citations

U.S. truck and bus safety inspections surged in early June, coinciding with International Roadcheck, the safety campaign by North American law enforcement departments.

August 4, 2015