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Bendix announces support for CVSA Roadcheck Program

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems says it supports the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Roadcheck program, which this year takes place June 4-6. Sharing the CVSA’s commitment to safer vehicles and roadways, Bendix stresses that highway safety begins well before any vehicle hits the road ...

By Jack Roberts Published June 3, 2013

CSA: Where do we go from here?

From left to right: CCJ Editor Jeff Crissey; FMCSA Senior Transportation Specialist Bryan Price; CVSA Deputy Executive Director Collin Mooney; FedEx VP of Safety Scott Mugno A panel discussion held at the Great West Fleet Executive Conference Wednesday explored that very question, with the general ...

By James Jaillet Published May 31, 2013

CVSA Roadcheck 2013 set for June 4-6

Mark your calendars: The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual inspection blitz is scheduled for June 4-6, the 72-hour period in which roughly 10,000 inspectors at 1,500 places in North America perform truck and bus inspections. Last year, nearly 75,000 truck inspections were performed by members of ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2013

Roadside inspections come under fire at CVSA workshop

American Trucking Associations' Vice Chair Phil Byrd aimed pointedly today the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's focus on roadside inspections at the state level, referencing data saying that just 10 percent of crashes are caused by vehicle malfunction. Byrd spoke at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 23, 2013

FMCSA chief safety officer to address Zonar conference

Jack Van Steenburg, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) chief safety officer and assistant administrator, is the newest addition to the speaking line up for Zonar’s annual transportation conference, The Zone taking place May 14-16 in San Antonio, TX. Van Steenburg serves as FMCSA’s chief safety ...

By Aaron Huff Published April 18, 2013

Zonar adds speakers to lineup for The Zone 2013 conference

Zonar announced an expanded lineup of presenters for its upcoming fleet management conference titled, “The Zone 2013,” scheduled for May 14-16 at the Grand Hyatt River Walk in San Antonio, Texas. While much of the 3-day event will focus on ways to improve fleet efficiency through ...

By CCJ Staff Published March 19, 2013

Roadside enforcement of Unified Carrier Registration begins Feb. 1

The Unified Carrier Registration program that requires carriers, brokers, freight forwards and leasing companies that operate commercial vehicles interstate to register their business and pay an annual fee will start being enforced Feb. 1, says the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Click here to view CVSA's bulletin ...

By Jill Dunn Published January 11, 2013

Brake inspection blitz issues puts 3,248 trucks out of service

For the second year straight, the number of out-of-service violations issues during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Brake Safety Week (Sept. 9-15) rose. This year, 3,248 trucks were placed out of service for brake-related violations — 15.3 percent of the 21,255 trucks inspected. In 2011, 14.2 ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 25, 2012

Enforcement blitz targeting hours, med cards

Thousands of law enforcement officers are conducting traffic enforcement operations on trucks, buses and cars throughout North America this week. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver mobilization began Oct. 14 and will continue through Oct. 20 throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. During ...

By Jill Dunn Published October 15, 2012

Bendix hails Operation Safe Driver program

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced its support for the efforts of Operation Safe Driver, which takes place this year Oct. 14-20. Launched in 2007 by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Operation Safe Driver aims to reduce the number of deaths resulting from crashes involving large ...

By Jack Roberts Published October 12, 2012