News
Greyhound's Crawford Lassiter is CVSA’s 2025 International Driver Excellence Award Recipient
August 6, 2025
With 45 years of incident-free professional driving experience behind the wheel, Lassiter has driven more than 2.5 million safe miles.
CVSA Awards $5,000 College Scholarships to Two Deserving Students
July 21, 2025
The scholarships were awarded to Madyson Daniels and Trey Johnson in recognition of their exceptional academic achievements, dedication to community service, focused plans for their futures and demonstrated leadership.
CVSA Releases 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative Results
July 15, 2025
Law enforcement personnel in 50 states, five Canadian provinces and Mexico participated in this year’s Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative, an annual five-day human trafficking awareness and outreach campaign.
CVSA's Operation Safe Driver Week Is Underway
July 13, 2025
Throughout the week, law enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will identify commercial motor vehicle drivers and/or passenger vehicle drivers engaging in unsafe driving behaviors on our roadways and issue a warning(s) or citation(s). Warning and citation data will be reported to CVSA, and the results will be released in the fall.
Non-Compliance with English Language Proficiency Regulation Takes Effect as an Out-of-Service Driver Violation
June 25, 2025
Nearly 400 Commercial Motor Vehicles Removed from North American Roadways in One Day Due to Brake Violations
June 17, 2025
Of the 4,569 inspections conducted on April 22, 4,171 commercial motor vehicles did not have any brake-related out-of-service violations – 91.3% of the total number of vehicles inspected. Conversely, inspectors identified 398 (8.7%) commercial motor vehicles with brake-related critical inspection item vehicle violations. Those vehicles were immediately restricted from further travel until the violations were addressed.
CVSA's Brake Safety Week Scheduled for Aug. 24-30
May 30, 2025
Law enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will conduct commercial motor vehicle inspections, educate drivers and motor carriers about the importance of brake safety, and provide brake inspection and violation data to CVSA.
FMCSA Issues Updated English Language Proficiency Enforcement Guidance Memo
May 20, 2025
Pursuant to President Donald J. Trump’s Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America’s Truck Drivers Executive Order, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Board of Directors voted to add non-compliance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 391.11(b)(2) to the CVSA North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria, effective June 25. On May 20, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released updated guidance on enforcing the English language proficiency requirements in 49 CFR § 391.11(b)(2).
CVSA’s International Roadcheck Is Underway
May 13, 2025
From May 13-15, commercial motor vehicles and drivers may be inspected by CVSA-certified inspectors at weigh/inspection stations, temporary sites, mobile patrols and other locations throughout North America to verify compliance with federal regulations.
CVSA to Add English Language Proficiency to Its Out-of-Service Criteria
May 1, 2025
Pursuant to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order, the CVSA Board of Directors voted to add non-compliance with CFR 391.11(b)(2) to the CVSA North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria, effective June 25.