CVSA’s Brake Safety Week Scheduled for Aug. 20-26

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recently scheduled this year’s Brake Safety Week for Aug. 20-26, 2023. This annual event aims to emphasize the importance of ensuring sufficient brake systems in commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Specifically, the event highlights the role that brake maintenance and efficiency plays in reducing brake-related CMV accidents on the road.…

CVSA Reveals 2021 Operation Safe Driver Week Results

Operation Safe Driver Week—an annual campaign conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)— took place from July 11-17, 2021. This year’s focus was on speeding. During the week-long initiative, law enforcement officers across North America stopped 46,058 passenger vehicles and commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers engaging in dangerous driving behaviors. The Purpose of Operation…

CVSA Announces 2021 International Roadcheck Focus

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced that this year’s International Roadcheck has been scheduled for May 4-6, 2021. The International Roadcheck is an annual, three-day enforcement initiative that emphasizes the importance of commercial motor vehicle and driver safety through a blitz of high-visibility roadside inspections across North America. During the event, an influx of…

CVSA Postpones 2020 International Roadcheck

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to affect daily life, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced the postponement of its International Roadcheck. The International Roadcheck is an annual, three-day enforcement initiative that emphasizes the importance of commercial motor vehicle and driver safety through a blitz of high-visibility roadside inspections across North America. It…

2019 CVSA Roadcheck

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual International Roadcheck will run June 4-6, 2019. During the International Roadcheck, inspectors will conduct the North American Standard Level I Inspection, a 37-step procedure that includes an examination of both driver operating requirements and vehicle mechanical fitness. This year’s blitz will place a special emphasis on steering and…