News
It's Operation Safe Driver Week
July 11, 2021
Today, July 11, is the start of Operation Safe Driver Week, a safe-driving awareness, outreach and enforcement campaign aimed at reducing crashes through interventions between law enforcement officials and unsafe drivers.
CVSA to Resume In-Person Events with Its Annual Conference and Exhibition in August-September
June 15, 2021
CVSA is pleased to announce that the 2021 CVSA Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held in person, Aug. 29-Sept. 2, in Wilmington, Delaware. This will be the Alliance's first in-person conference in 20 months.
Brake Safety Week Set for Aug. 22-28
May 19, 2021
During Brake Safety Week, commercial motor vehicle inspectors emphasize the importance of brake systems by conducting inspections and removing commercial motor vehicles found to have brake-related out-of-service violations from our roadways. At the same time, many motor carriers work to educate their drivers and maintenance service providers on the importance of brake system safety.
International Roadcheck is Underway
April 29, 2021
Commercial motor vehicle inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will be conducting inspections of commercial motor vehicles and drivers for International Roadcheck, CVSA's annual 72-hour, high-volume inspection and enforcement initiative.
Operation Safe Driver Week Set for July 11-17 With Focus on Speeding
April 6, 2021
During Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle. Identified unsafe drivers will be pulled over and issued a citation or warning.
CVSA's 2021 Out-of-Service Criteria Now in Effect
April 1, 2021
Starting April 1, 2021, CVSA's 2021 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria are now in effect. Commercial motor vehicle enforcement personnel use the criteria to identify commercial motor vehicle and driver violations that result in the vehicle or driver being placed out of service.
Allen Parker with Werner Enterprises is CVSA's 2021 International Driver Excellence Award Winner
March 16, 2021
CVSA is proud to announce that this year’s International Driver Excellence Award recipient is professional driver Allen Parker with Werner Enterprises Inc. Parker has been with Werner Enterprises for more than 34 years and has safely driven more than four million accident-free miles.
CVSA Applauds Senators Gillibrand and Rubio and Congressmen Cohen and DeSaulnier for Introduction of the Stop Underrides Act
March 5, 2021
The Stop Underrides Act would add underride guards to the list of parts and accessories required to be inspected under Appendix G of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and establishes a Committee on Underride Protection to oversee underride rulemakings and requirements.
CVSA Cancels Its 2021 North American Inspectors Championship
March 4, 2021
Due to ATA’s recent announcement that this year’s national driver competition has been canceled, the CVSA Board of Directors and NAIC program leadership made the decision to cancel the inspector competition.
New 2021 Out-of-Service Criteria Now Available in the App
February 26, 2021
The app contains the out-of-service criteria, inspection bulletins, real-life photo examples of vehicle and hazardous materials/dangerous goods violations, access to the CVSA Learning portal for online training, inspection procedures, operational policies, inspection and educational videos, brochures, and more.