72 Hour Truck Inspection Underway

The annual 3 day Roadcheck program has been underway since Tuesday, is in full swing. The event takes place across 1,500 locations, June 4-6 2014.

“We want to encourage understanding by drivers and carrier managers of the driver and vehicle regulations, to conduct inspections, and issue violations where necessary,” says William P. Schaefer, director, vehicle programs, CVSA. “We collect vehicle, driver, and hazardous materials inspection violation data for comparison to previous years.”

A large part of the CVSA plan is to distribute visor cards outlining the new hours of service laws that cam into affect last year.

According to the CVSA:

“Since the first Roadcheck in 1988, more than a million roadside inspections have been conducted during the events. Last year 74,072 truck and bus inspections were performed during Roadcheck. Of those inspections, 48,815 were North American Standard Level 1 inspections, the most comprehensive roadside inspection. Of those, 22.4% of vehicles and 3.9% of drivers were placed out of service, both near historic lows.”

For more information: http://www.cvsa.org/programs/int_roadcheck.php