CVSA Roadcheck 2009
Get ready for Roadcheck 2009 scheduled for June 2 through June 4, 2009.
Every summer, enforcement officers around the country operate what’s come to be known by truckers as a 72-hour-blitz. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) boasts that during the blitz, an average of 14 trucks or buses will be inspected every minute nationwide.
In years past, CVSA road checks have focused on proper brake adjustment, seat belt use, load securement, and hours of service rules, but any and all violations are potential targets.
The CVSA started their Roadcheck inspections in 1988. Since then, CVSA certified officers have performed more than 1 million roadside inspections.
Make sure you don’t become a Roadcheck 2009 statistic- check your equipment and keep your log book up to date and legal at all times, especially during the 7/2/2009-7/4/2009 Roadcheck 2009!
Roadcheck 2008 took place June 3rd-5th, 2008. The CVSA reports that they had 9,148 inspectors at 1,683 locations who performed 67,931 inspections on trucks and buses. That’s a lot of inspections in 3 days! The results of Roadcheck 2008 show that there were fewer drivers placed out of service for hours of service violations than there were in 2007. In 2008, 94.7 percent of drivers passed their inspection compared to 93.8 percent of drivers who passed in 2007. For vehicles, 79.2 percent passed the vehicle inspection in 2008. 20.8 percent of vehicles were placed out of service for various safety violations compared to 21.5 percent that were placed out of service in 2007.
