Weigh Station Alert! Roadcheck 2008 June 3-5!
Roadcheck 2008 starts tomorrow- June 3rd. According to CVSA’s Steve Kepler, about 10,000 inspectors will be working during this year’s Roadcheck. This year, inspectors will be paying special attention to seat belt use.
The annual CVSA Roadcheck is scheduled for June 3-5 so be prepared for increased inspections- both vehicle and paperwork inspections. Do not run with a log book that isn’t updated. Do not run with equipment that needs attentions. Your best bet is to make sure your brakes and tires are in good shape, to address any potential safety issues you may have, get those air leaks taken care of and be sure that your log book is legal- or stay of the road. Inspection officers will be out in various locations in full force- both at weigh stations and at temporary check stations.
During CVSA Roadcheck 2007, there were 62,370 roadside inspections.
Log books and brakes always top the list of Roadcheck out-of-service violations.
According to a May 22, 2008, press release:
Thousands of law enforcement officers will be blanketing North America’s roadways for 72 continuous hours beginning June 3 to drive home the importance of comprehensive safety inspections of trucks and buses and on enforcing safety belt use. “Roadcheck,” sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), dispatches federal, state, provincial and local inspectors to more than 1,000 locations across the continent to conduct comprehensive North American Standard Level I Inspections.
According the CVSA website:
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is a not-for-profit organization, established to promote an environment free of commercial vehicle accidents and incidents. Our mission is to promote commercial motor vehicle safety and security by providing leadership to enforcement, industry and policy makers. This is accomplished by establishing effective transportation safety standards for motor carriers, drivers, vehicles, and inspectors through compliance, education, training, and enforcement programs.
We’ve all got schedules to keep and deliveries/pick ups to make. Avoid unwanted weigh station delays by knowing when and where to expect increased weigh station activity. If you sign up for the Coops News monthly newsletter, you’ll also receive Weigh Station Alerts. Keep an eye on your email for weigh station alerts- as we learn about DOT hot spots, we’ll send out emails. If you see inspections underway, shoot off an email to information@coopsareopen.com (or just use the contact us form) and we’ll get the word out! We need your eyes out there to keep us informed!
Weigh Station Alerts aren’t just for the 72 hour Roadcheck or any other planned inspection period- whenever we learn of any unusual commercial vehicle enforcement activity, we investigate and pass the information along to you! Being prepared is the key to avoiding unexpected delays!
