LANDOVER, Md. 鈥 The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance kicked off its 72-hour 2012 鈥淩oadcheck鈥 safety event Tuesday at FedEx Field here, with Maryland State Police inspectors pulling hundreds of trucks of all shapes and sizes off nearby Interstate 495 for comprehensive inspections.
June 6, 2012Business
Roadcheck 2012 Begins Tuesday
About 10,000 federal, state, provincial and local truck and bus inspectors will fan out at more than 1,500 locations across North America Tuesday through Thursday for the annual 鈥淩oadcheck鈥 inspections on commercial聽vehicles.
June 4, 2012Business
Out-of-Service Rates Lowest on Record During 2011 Roadcheck Safety Event, CVSA Says
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said overall out-of-service rates during Roadcheck 2011 were the lowest on record.
July 18, 2011Business
Roadcheck 2011 Focuses Inspections on Equipment, Health of Drivers
DUMFRIES, Va. 鈥 Commercial vehicle safety inspectors conducted their annual Roadcheck event last week, a 72-hour period of concentrated inspections on highways in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
June 13, 2011Business
Three-Day Roadcheck Wraps Up Thursday
Roadcheck 2011, the annual three-day concentrated inspections of trucks and buses in North America, wraps up Thursday, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said.
June 9, 2011Business
Three-Day Roadcheck 2011 Gets Under Way
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance began its three-day Roadcheck 2011 event Tuesday, which will run through Thursday.
June 7, 2011Business
CVSA鈥檚 Roadcheck Set for June 7-9
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold its annual Roadcheck event June 7-9, it said in a statement.
April 26, 2011Business
CVSA Says Driver Compliance Matches 鈥09 Roadcheck Record
Of the drivers pulled over during last month鈥檚 Roadcheck 2010, only 4.4% were placed out of service, tying the driver compliance record set in 2009, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported.
July 19, 2010EditorialBusiness
Roadcheck Success
The results from the Roadcheck 2010 safety blitz reinforce the message that trucking takes safety compliance seriously.
July 19, 2010Business
Roadcheck Figures Show High Compliance Levels
Only 4.4% of drivers stopped for inspections in this year鈥檚 Roadcheck event held last month were placed out service 鈥 the same percentage as last year when driver compliance hit an all-time high for the annual safety inspection event held across North America.
July 14, 2010