The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is a private organization that works to improve safety on America’s roads, as opposed to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which enforces it under regulation and the weight of the United States Federal Government.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) saga continues, with the previous update to this being Adrienne Camire leaving the FMCSA without a trace.The 47th president has wasted no time finding the next FMCSA Acting Administrator, however, and has tapped a man by the name of Derek Barrs for the position.DetailsThe role of FMCSA Administrator […]
Another year, another International Roadcheck event from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA). As with years prior, commercial vehicles may be subject to a 37-point inspection when traveling in Canada, Mexico, or the United States from May 13th to the 15th.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck for 2024 was from May 14th to the 16th. Now the CVSA has tallied up the results to tell us what truckers in North America need to focus on more.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is having its annual increased rate of inspections and safety enforcement for 2024, this year, it is from August 25th to the 31st. Here are some things you may wish to know.DetailsThe CVSA has a similar event, Brake Safety Day, on a surprise day each and every year to […]
Brakes are one of the most important aspects of a truck: just as important as a truck’s capability to move is its ability to stop. To that end, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has had their annual Brake Safety Week, and has now analyzed the data. The results may sound good at first, but […]
It is almost hard to believe that it has been a little under a year since we wrote about the 2023 event dates from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), and now 2023 is just about over (or over, if you are reading this in 2024). With no time for complacency, the CVSA has announced […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) sometimes likes to announce its inspection blitzes to help drivers prepare for them, but other times it likes to catch drivers by surprise to see what they are doing when they think nobody is looking. This is what happened to hazmat drivers on June 12th-16th, when the CVSA did […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck 2023 has come and gone during the May 16th-18th. This is what they found.ResultsIn total, almost 60,000 vehicles were inspected in the three days. That is roughly the same that it was last year, at approximately thirteen per minute.116,669 violations were found, meaning on average every inspection […]
Usually when there is a Brake Safety Day coming up from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), there is ample time of warning for when it is going to occur. Not this time! To make sure drivers are keeping their vehicles in shape at all times, the CVSA has decided to shake things up by […]
With the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) upcoming International Roadcheck, some travel stations that also offer maintenance are hoping to cash in on the event by offering their repair services to fleets and truckers.Love’s Travel StopsAs of the time of publishing, Love’s Truck Care is offering a free TirePass service (tire inflation and inspection) with […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is revising its rules regarding hours-of-service (HoS) violations that lead to out-of-service (OoS) declarations. In doing this, the CVSA hopes to allow more truckers on the road without compromising safety.Cooking the BooksDriving beyond the standard HoS does not normally lead to an OoS violation, it is the proven act […]
Truckers have a curiosity for velocity, as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced the results of this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week at the end of last month. The results were interesting, to say the least.DetailsIt is common knowledge that since the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns that put fewer vehicles on the […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has a handful of events every year to make sure that the trucks on our roads and the drivers who operate them are fit to drive. In this case, they are announcing the 2023 events all at the same time, not counting the “surprise” events. Here is what they […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is no stranger to having inspections on commercial vehicles for safety purposes, lest we forget the International Roadcheck that happened earlier this year. As it turns out, they have done another one, this time, the Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Road Blitz.DetailsIf this is your first time hearing about this event […]
International Roadcheck 2022 was a little over four months ago, and now the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has published its findings of the 72-hour inspection blitz across the North American continent.ResultsThe CVSA performed 59,026 inspections over 72 hours, or over thirteen per minute.Mexico continues to reign supreme of the three countries in terms of out-of-service […]
It seems as though it were just last year that the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) had a Brake Safety Week. Likely, this year will be very much the same. With that in mind, we can look at last year’s results to infer what your truck might need looking at to avoid an out-of-service violation.Brake […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is notable for having special periods of time across the year to enforce safety in commercial big rigs. One such example is checking truck maintenance with the International Roadcheck, which passed last month. Another that they do focuses on the most dangerous component of them all, the driver behind […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck is set to happen again this year. It is a 72-hour marathon of inspections for commercial trucks and trailers in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Here is what this year will entail.DetailsThe theme for this year’s International Roadcheck is wheel ends. While this includes brakes, which were […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck for 2021 was May 4-6th (though we erroneously reported it as 5-7th earlier this year). Now, they have released the statistics to the public. How does it compare to the International Roadcheck nine months prior? CVSA International Roadcheck Statistics There is a lot of data published. Below […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) may have a week of brake inspections coming up, but that was warned of months in advance. On May 26th, the CVSA performed an unannounced day of a blitz of safety inspections. Here is what they found. Brake Inspection Summary The day-long event took place across the three largest […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is back at it again. Even before Operation Safe Driver Week has taken place, the Alliance already has its gears set on inspecting vehicular brakes. Brake Safety Week Details The CVSA states that for the safety of all drivers on the road, a dedicated week to inspections is necessary: […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is once again in sight. Like last year, the CVSA is putting a hefty focus on speeding, and with all of the data regarding speeding, it is easy to see why.
Unless your name is Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk, there is a pretty good chance this was not your year. From a potential World War III in January, to the COVID-19 pandemic that started in March and is still going today, to the summer protests and blocked highways, this year had it all. We want […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) was planning to have its International Roadcheck this year in May, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was delayed. As we learned more about the virus and how to minimize transmission, as well as realizing it would be a while before it went away entirely, the CVSA decided […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, normally having their International Roadcheck in June, scheduled it this year for May 5th to 7th. Later, it was postponed until further notice as a result of a certain worldwide pandemic. Now, the CVSA has decided that the pandemic has cooled down enough where having the event to improve safety […]
Operation Safe Driver Week is now upon us. While law enforcement such as highway patrol and the DOT as a whole will be extra careful to track driving habits of commercial vehicles. Come the 20th of July, there is a chance we will all be back to normal levels of enforcement, as if the week […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week is soon upon us. Law enforcement officials are going to be extra wary of commercial vehicles on America’s roadways. To avoid a ticket, or worse, a license suspension, follow these rules to keep bears off your tail. An Ounce of Prevention The key to surviving […]
You might remember us writing about the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) delaying the International Roadcheck due to the coronavirus. The CVSA has decided to not let COVID-19 get in the way of its next event, however: Operation Safe Driver Week.Operation Safe Driver WeekThe CVSA describes the event as a time where “law enforcement agencies […]
It seems as though the coronavirus is undoing all of the reporting we did at the beginning of 2020. We wrote in early February that the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) was going to have its annual International Roadcheck event in May, but the event has been postponed until further notice. What is the culprit […]
Every year the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has a three day, seventy-two hour International Roadcheck, where certified inspectors perform inspections on commercial vehicles and trucks across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It’s like a convention, except nationwide and a lot less fun. International Roadcheck 2020 Facts and Conjecture Usually, the International Roadcheck happens […]