In about 3 days, almost 15,000 trucks will be placed out of service during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck. Will ours be one?
During the 72 hour period between June 2nd and June 4th, over 10,000 enforcement officers across North America will be conducting Level 1 inspections of nearly 75,000 commercial motor vehicles.
If the averages from the last few years are maintained, around 20% of those vehicles inspected will be placed out of service for a variety of reasons.
After violations for brakes, tires and lighting, cargo and equipment securement violations are the fourth largest reason a vehicle is placed out of service. These types of violations represent around 13% of all out of service violations.
In case you may not be familiar with that particular regulation (CFR Part 392.9), it requires all drivers to complete a pre-trip inspection of their vehicle, the cargo and all load securement equipment.
During the Level 1 inspection, you can expect that the driver will be off of the road for around 1 hour while the enforcement officer completes the 37 point inspection of the driver, vehicle and cargo.
The 28th annual CVSA International Roadcheck is coming up between June 2-June 4. Are you ready?
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