Commercial vehicle inspectors took 1,290 CMVs, or 14.1% of those inspected, out of service with critical brake-related violations on a special unannounced brake safety day operation.
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A Virginia State Police officer inspects a truck's brakes. (Commercial Vehicle Safety Aliiance)
Nearly 1,300 CMVs Taken Out of Service on Surprise Brake Safety Day
A Virginia State Police officer inspects a truck's brakes. (Commercial Vehicle Safety Aliiance) Government, Business, Technology, Safety 
A hemp plant is pollinated in Oregon. (Don Ryan/Associated Press)
CVSA Asks FMCSA to Require Documents for Hemp Transports
A hemp plant is pollinated in Oregon. (Don Ryan/Associated Press)The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to amend agency regulations to require that interstate transporters of hemp carry a variety of shipping documents to avoid law enforcement uncertainties.
June 15, 2022 Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety 
A Virginia State Police officer performs a safety inspection on a trucks brakes. (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance)
CVSA Brake Safety Week Scheduled for Aug. 21-27
A Virginia State Police officer performs a safety inspection on a trucks brakes. (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance)Commercial motor vehicle inspectors will be conducting this year’s Brake Safety Week from Aug. 21-27, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced June 7.
June 7, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
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CVSA Seeks Mileage, Time Limits for Personal Conveyance Guidance
John Sommers II for Transport TopicsThe Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has petitioned federal trucking regulators to add a maximum time and/or mileage limit to clarify the definition of personal conveyance use by commercial truck drivers.
April 4, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
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CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week to Focus on Speeding
Neal McNeil/Getty ImagesThe 2022 Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 10-16, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced on March 29.
March 29, 2022 Equipment, Safety 
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance via Twitter
Inspectors Park More Than 5,600 CMVs During Brake Safety Week
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance via TwitterCommercial motor vehicle inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 35,764 inspections during Brake Safety Week, placing 12% of the vehicles inspected out of service due to critical brake-related conditions.
October 25, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
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Speeding Is Top Violation During CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week
RistoArnaudov/Getty ImagesLaw enforcement officers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico stopped 46,058 passenger and commercial motor vehicle drivers engaging in dangerous driving behaviors during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week safety initiative.
October 8, 2021 Safety 
The death rate on roads in 2020 increased 24% over the previous 12-month period, despite miles driven dropping 13%. (CVSA via Twitter)
CVSA Schedules Operation Safe Driver Week for July 11-17
The death rate on roads in 2020 increased 24% over the previous 12-month period, despite miles driven dropping 13%. (CVSA via Twitter)Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual event will target risky driving behaviors, particularly speeding.
April 7, 2021 Business, Safety 
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A Year of Pandemic: Number of Roadside Inspections Fell
Driver with mask by andresr/Getty Images (clockwise from top left); vaccine vial by Liam McBurney/Pool via AP; COVID-19 virus by Getty Images; UPS truck carrying vaccine at Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo by Morry Gash/Pool/Associated Press“It was definitely a strange year for inspectors,” said Kerri Wirachowsky, director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s roadside inspection program. “In the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of agencies just stopped doing inspections completely, only stopping vehicles if they saw an imminent issue,” she said.
March 22, 2021 Government, Business, Equipment, Safety 
An underride rear guard installed on a Stoughton trailer. FMCSA said including rear impact guards in the periodic inspection requirements will call additional attention to the critical safety component. (Joseph Terry/Transport Topics)
FMCSA Proposes to Add Truck Rear Underride Guards to Safety Checklist
An underride rear guard installed on a Stoughton trailer. FMCSA said including rear impact guards in the periodic inspection requirements will call additional attention to the critical safety component. (Joseph Terry/Transport Topics)The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule amending federal safety regulations to specifically add rear impact guards as a required item on the list of annual inspections for motor carriers and roadside inspectors.
January 5, 2021