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CVSA Releases 2024 Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative Results
July 10, 2024
CVSA invited its law enforcement and industry/association members to participate in an annual five-day human trafficking awareness and outreach campaign. Participating enforcement and industry members took that opportunity to raise awareness and train individuals on the crime of human trafficking, indicators to look for and what to do when a victim of human trafficking has been identified.
CVSA's Operation Safe Driver Week Is Underway
July 7, 2024
From July 7 to 13, drivers exhibiting unsafe driving behaviors on our roadways, such as speeding, distracted driving, aggressive driving, following too closely, etc., will be pulled over by law enforcement personnel and may be issued a warning or citation.
More Than 500 Commercial Motor Vehicles Removed from North American Roadways in One Day Due to Brake Violations
June 10, 2024
Inspectors in 47 jurisdictions throughout Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 4,898 commercial motor vehicle inspections in one day as part of CVSA's brake-safety inspection and enforcement event.
CVSA's Brake Safety Week Scheduled for Aug. 25-31
May 29, 2024
Brake Safety Week is a commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative, a brake-safety awareness and outreach opportunity, and a brake-related inspection and violation data-collection project.
CVSA's International Roadcheck Is Underway
May 14, 2024
Each year, International Roadcheck places special emphasis on a category of violations to spotlight certain aspects of the inspection process. This year, the focus is on tractor protection systems and alcohol and controlled substance possession/use.
CVSA's Operation Safe Driver Week Is Scheduled for July 7-13
April 10, 2024
Throughout Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in unsafe driving behaviors.
CVSA's 2024 Out-of-Service Criteria Now in Effect
April 1, 2024
Certified commercial motor vehicle enforcement personnel utilize the out-of-service criteria to determine whether or not drivers or vehicles present an imminent hazard and should be placed out of service. The federal regulations, together with CVSA’s out-of-service criteria, provide the standards that drivers, motor carriers and law enforcement personnel use to ensure the commercial motor vehicles and professional drivers operating on North America’s roadways are safe and compliant.
Mexico's CVSA Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative Is Underway
March 11, 2024
Mexico’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation has prioritized participating in this annual educational and outreach effort. Its goals are to raise awareness, provide training, and disseminate information about human trafficking identification and prevention to commercial motor vehicle drivers, administrative staff, public servants and the public.
2024 CVSA Out-of-Service Criteria Now Available in the App
March 6, 2024
CVSA Opens Nominations for 2024 International Driver Excellence Award
March 6, 2024
CVSA's annual International Driver Excellence Award recognizes an extraordinary professional commercial motor vehicle driver and their commitment to public safety.