Every year since 1988 the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has conducted an inspection called the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 72-hour International Road Check. The goal of the inspection is to ensure the regulations placed on commercial vehicles are being followed on the nation’s highways. This year’s inspection will take place June 7-9.
To get ready for the event, inspection stations are being placed along highways across North America and individual patrol units are getting ready to drive along all other roadways. “Commercial motor vehicle inspectors work diligently every day to ensure that the commercial vehicles using our highways do so as safely as possible,” said Stephen A. Keppler, CVSA’s executive director.
This year the CVSA will be paying strict attention to logbooks to ensure truck drivers are complying with the recent hours of service laws. Also in response to the hours of service law, inspectors will be including the examination of truck drivers moving household goods to their regular routine. The goal of this new inspection is to stop those truck companies who are trying to get away with using improperly marked rental vehicles or marked trucks that do not have the proper authorization of a customary HHG carrier.
Anne S. Ferro, administrator for FMCSA backed up the inspection by saying, “Expanding this year’s road check to include household goods movers, along with trucks and buses, reflects our strong commitment to stepping up commercial vehicle safety enforcement and saving lives on our nation’s roadways.”
The annual road inspection has indeed improved the nation’s commitment to safety; resulting in more than 234 lives saved and 4,293 injuries avoided. However, while commercial vehicle drivers are paying closer attention to safety protocol, there will always be the few drivers who disregard procedures regarding safety. According to CVSA’s Stephen Keppler, this is the reason the inspection will continue to take place. Driving any commercial vehicle needs to be taken seriously and done in the proper way.
To learn more about the upcoming inspection, visit http://www.cvsa.org. To learn more about truck driving or how to start your career as a truck driver, visit www.crengland.com.
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