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On May 3, 2017, more than 9,500 commercial motor vehicles were inspected for an unannounced brake safety enforcement event, Brake Safety Day.

CVSA awarded $1,000 scholarships to high school graduates Caleb Claycamp, Cole Metcalfe and Kyle Thomas to attend the college of their choice this fall.

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, is Brake Safety Day, an enforcement and compliance campaign where law enforcement agencies across North America will conduct inspections on large trucks and buses to identify out-of-adjustment brakes, and brake-system and antilock braking system (ABS) violations as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Airbrake Program. The goal of… Read more »

CVSA creates one new Inspection Bulletin, updates four and repeals three. Operational Policies 5, 14 and 15 were also updated and several Inspection Procedures were amended.

Starting June 6, 2017, commercial motor vehicle inspectors throughout North America will conduct high-volume, high-visibility inspections of large trucks and buses through June 8 as part of the CVSA’s 30th annual International Roadcheck three-day inspection and enforcement event.

More than 500 enforcement personnel, government officials and industry representatives attended this year’s CVSA Workshop to work together toward the shared goal of improving CMV safety and inspection uniformity throughout North America.

CVSA is proud to announce Charles Endorf of Werner Enterprises as the winner of the 2017 International Driver Excellence Award. He has driven 5.5 million miles over 40 years with Werner.

CVSA Vice President Capt. Christopher Turner with the Kansas Highway Patrol testified on behalf of the Alliance on March 14, 2017, at the Senate Subcommittee hearing titled “Continuing to Improve Truck Safety on our Nation’s Highways.”

Over a 72-hour period, CVSA-certified commercial motor vehicle inspectors in jurisdictions throughout North America will conduct inspections of commercial motor vehicles and their drivers.

More than 200 representatives from the hazmat community attended the COHMED Conference, where the federal, state, provincial, territorial and local agencies responsible for regulating and enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous materials and dangerous goods, along with a number of industry stakeholders, participate in advanced-level technical sessions and training.

As director of roadside inspection program, Wirachowsky will serve as the primary resource and expert on roadside enforcement and inspection issues for headquarters staff, CVSA membership, the media, industry, the general public, government agencies and other internal/external stakeholders.

Bill has been a member of the law enforcement community for more than 32 years and has more than 26 years of experience related specifically to the safe transportation of hazardous materials.

Enforcement officials issued warnings/citations to 20,648 CMV drivers and private passenger-vehicle drivers for unsafe driving behaviors.

Inspectors reported 13.2 percent of inspections with out-of-service brake violations and 14.8 percent of inspections with non-brake related out-of-service violations, each inclusive of some with violations in both categories.

Of all inspections, the top out-of-service vehicle violations were related to brake adjustment and brake system conditions. The top driver out-of-service violations were for hours-of-service and false log violations

CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week is this week, Oct. 16-22, 2016. There will be heightened traffic safety enforcement and education aimed at combating unsafe driving behaviors by commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger-vehicle drivers.

CVSA participated in a coalition conference with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Safety Council (NSC) aimed at identifying countermeasures and behavior-change strategies to meet the nationwide goal of zero traffic fatalities.

Julius Debuschewitz is the new president of the Alliance, Capt. Christopher Turner is CVSA’s vice president, Capt. Scott Carnegie was elected by the membership to the position of secretary and Maj. Jay Thompson is now the Alliance’s immediate past-president.

Approximately 600 government officials, enforcement and industry members attended CVSA’s 2016 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Little Rock, Arkansas.

CVSA launches a new annual award to recognize individuals who go above and beyond the performance of their duties as a CMV driver.