Topics in this edition of the magazine include the importance of maintaining and complying with the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety regulations, tips from experienced CMV officers to those new to the field, tire-width augmented e-screening, limited truck parking, and more.
Guardian Issues
Third Quarter 2024
Topics in this edition of the magazine include tips on effective courtroom testimony, how a commercial motor vehicle enforcement officer helped catch a kidnapper, 2024 human trafficking awareness initiative results and messages, a hazmat crossword puzzle, and more.
Second Quarter 2024
Topics in this edition of the magazine include navigating the power of lithium batteries, buying into fatigue management solutions, essential steps for post-crash protocol for drivers and motor carriers, the story of a fleet owner charged after threatening a commercial motor vehicle safety officer via voicemail, and more.
First Quarter 2024
Topics in this edition of the magazine include the power of public awareness campaigns in commercial motor vehicle safety, the variety of non-driving tasks facing professional drivers, Texas local members conducting a joint truck safety inspection detail, how hot shot carriers pose challenges for inspectors across the U.S., and more.
Fourth Quarter 2023
Topics in this edition of the magazine include advancements in commercial motor vehicles and enforcement, virtual weigh stations in Washington state, the impact of positive relationships, the business case for a fleetwide safety mindset, and more.
Third Quarter 2023
Topics in this edition of the magazine include emotional well-being for CMV drivers and law enforcement, the development of Utah’s Truck Smart program, search and seizure in CMVs, keeping passengers safe, Ontario’s program to attract more women truck drivers, and much more.
Second Quarter 2023
Topics in this edition of the magazine include taking full advantage of your CVSA membership, meeting the nominees for CVSA secretary, a commercial motor vehicle officer receiving life-saving CPR from his daughter, an Operation Safe Driver program update, the story of 2022 IDEA Winner Ruth McDonough and much more.
First Quarter 2023
Topics in this edition of the magazine include the CMV enforcement training and support cooperative agreement, the inspector-driver experience, fatigue management and sleep hygiene, driving without distractions, trailer tracking solutions, driver health and wellbeing and much more.
Fourth Quarter 2022
Topics in this edition of the magazine include North Carolina’s annual port check commercial motor vehicle inspections, Wisconsin’s Chrome Chamber Award, fatigue management, women truck drivers, hazardous materials resources, truck parking, human trafficking prevention and much more.
Third Quarter 2022
Topics in this edition of the magazine include advanced safety system maintenance, truck crash litigation reform, fatigue management technologies versus driver privacy concerns, school bus maintenance tips, how to safely share the road with RV drivers and much more.
Second Quarter 2022
What’s fact and what’s fiction when it comes to the universal electronic vehicle identifier? Find out in this edition of Guardian. We also have articles on sleep health and the North American Fatigue Management Program, Manitoba’s modernization efforts, our new revitalized emergency declarations website, ATA’s Law Enforcement Advisory Board and much more.
First Quarter 2022
In this edition, read about drug recognition evaluation post-incident reviews, find out what to do if you suspect a stage accident, learn more about the U.S. DOT’s comprehensive National Roadway Safety Strategy, meet CVSA’s three new staff members and much more.
Fourth Quarter 2021
In this edition, read about Montana’s Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force, Nebraska’s post-crash inspection training courses, new inspection bulletins, Canada’s new road safety projects, entry-level driver training regulations and much more.
Third Quarter 2021
Check out this edition to learn about SAE International’s updates to levels of driving automation, CVSA’s work with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to film footage for training videos, the Operation Sober Handle training program, Nebraska’s new weigh station technology and much more.
Second Quarter 2021
In this edition, CVSA provides an update on its strategic plan, created in 2014. Check out the more than 200 action items from the past five years, along with updates on the status of those items.
First Quarter 2021
This edition features articles on Oklahoma’s commercial vehicle enforcement trailer, the steps Texas took to safely provide quality instruction during the pandemic, North Carolina’s virtual course administration, Nebraska’s crash data use to identify and address moving violations, South Dakota’s e-screening updates, Mexico’s safety protocols during COVID-19, and much more.
Fourth Quarter 2020
This edition features articles on Georgia’s hazmat port inspections and distracted driving detail, a new generation of cargo tank motor vehicles, Florida’s Safe DRIVE enforcement wave, FMCSA’s new learning management system and much more.
Third Quarter 2020
This edition features plenty of articles on the response to COVID-19 by jurisdictions, motor carriers, drivers, agencies and organizations.
Second Quarter 2020
Articles include lithium battery transport rules, the necessities of load securement, distracted driving laws, curtailing human trafficking demand and much more.
First Quarter 2020
Articles include why and how to avoid masking CDL-holder convictions, North Carolina’s state fair passenger carrier vehicle inspection operation, colors for hazardous materials placards, PHMSA’s multi-agency strike force operations along the Texas-Mexico border ports of entry and much more.