The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is out in force this coming week to promote brake safety in their Operation Air Brake campaign.

If your brakes are out of adjustment, we suggest you have them adjusted (or, better yet, learn how to adjust them yourself). If you are unsure, we suggest you have them checked. Not only is it unsafe to travel with brakes that are not properly adjusted, but, this coming week, it could cost you time and money!

Officers will be performing Level IV commercial vehicle inspections at an increased level during Operation Air Brake. The emphasis of the inspections is on the air brake systems, which means that officers will be taking a close look at your brakes.

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The Sloan Weigh Station located just south of Las Vegas, Nevada, on I 15 near mile marker 25 is open today.

Truckers are being pulled in today and officers are performing inspections. Some trucks are just rolling through. Others are being told to park it and being subjected to vehicle and/or paperwork inspections. This information is accurate as of 9:30 am Las Vegas time. The Sloan Scale is rarely open, but when it is, officers make the most of their time.

Thanks to Russellmania for the heads up!

If you know anyone who would like to receive Weigh Station Alerts, please help get the word out. And, as always, if you see increased weigh station or inspection activity, keep us informed! CONTACT US!

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There is no official language in the United States. But, for truckers, understanding the English language is a requirement. Some states do allow parts of the commercial driver's license examination to be taken in a language other than English, but all applicants for a commercial driver's license are required to be able to communicate in English. Period.

With all the talk about Mexican truckers coming over the border, this requirement to be able to communicate in English could come to the forefront of trucking news in the near future. But French-speaking truckers from Canada, Arabic-speaking truckers from the Middle East and Polish-speaking truckers from Europe (as well as those from other European countries who speak a variety of languages) have also had to comply with the English-speaking requirement.

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