
Passenger-vehicle drivers were far more likely to get speeding-related citations than commercial vehicle drivers during last summer’s Operation Safe Driver Program.
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According to FMCSA, there will be no extensions or exceptions made and no "soft enforcement" grace period.
Read More →The only official reference book of its kind for law enforcement and the motor carrier industry, the OOSC is a valuable tool designed to improve commercial motor vehicle safety by promoting uniformity in compliance and enforcement throughout North America.
Read More →Major Mark Savage served as the CVSA VP for 2011-2012. Also elected Sergeant Thomas Fuller from the New York State Police as VP and Captain William Reese from the Idaho State Police as secretary/treasurer.
Read More →Emphasized a back-to-the-basics focus, with special attention paid toward braking systems and hours-of-service, the top ranking violation categories for vehicles and drivers, respectively.
Read More →At lowest levels since the CVSA's commercial vehicle safety enforcement campaign, Roadcheck began in 1988. Inspections of passenger vehicles found a compliance rate of 91.3 percent in 2011 versus 91.0 percent in 2010. The motorcoach driver compliance rate was 97.4 percent; in 2010 it was 96.4 percent.
Read More →VP David Palmer testified that this SAFETEA-LU enacted restriction removed a critical tool designed to immediately identify driver and mechanical safety issues.
Read More →Stephen A. Keppler has 18 years of experience in the transportation industry. He has been employed with the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance since 2000 in the position of Director of Policy and Programs and most recently as its Interim Executive Director.
Read More →Despite some improvements, results also showed an increase in moving traffic warnings and citations for all drivers, which shows more work is needed to educate both passenger and commercial vehicle drivers about operating their vehicles more safely.
Read More →San Diego transit to freeze wages. Tenn. conducting vehicle safety checks. Montana tribe gets first transit system.
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