Roadside inspectors will be conducting inspections with a special emphasis on brakes Sept. 15-22, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced.
June 18, 2019GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety
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, 2019Editorial
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, 2017GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety
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 “clean” roadside inspections.
July 13, 2017GovernmentBusinessSafety
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, 2017GovernmentBusiness
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