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How to ensure your lights pass roadside DOT inspection

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Updated May 6, 2024

ROADCHECK IS LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AWAY.

If you missed CCJ's AMA with CVSA Inspection Specialist Jeremy Disbrow, click below to receive a recorded version. We received almost 300 questions and this 60 minutes could be a powerful tool in getting and keeping your trucks compliant. 

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CCJ, in partnership with Bestpass, hosted an one-hour webinar Wednesday, featuring Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) Roadside Inspection Specialist Jeremy Disbrow. Much of Disbrow's 25 years of experience is focused on commercial motor vehicle safety, enforcement, outreach and training, and over the course of Wednesday's 60 minute webinar Disbrow fielded nearly 300 questions submitted by members of the trucking community, providing an instructional how-to on passing a commercial vehicle roadside inspection. 

If you missed the webinar but still want the information, you can click here to sign up and have a recording of the event sent to you.

CVSA's North American Roadcheck inspection spree is May 14-16. The focus of this year's campaign are tractor protection controls in the air system and alcohol and controlled substance possession, but inspectors will also be on the lookout for common violations like brake and tire wear issues, and hours of service, among many others. 

"So every year, year after year, it seems like lights are right at the top of the list," Disbrow said. "It's the low-hanging fruit. It's the stuff that should be caught on a pre-trip inspection, usually. I understand a light can go out in transit, but more often than not, it was probably out when you left. So just getting out of the truck, doing a walk around, and taking care of those obvious items like lights, tires, things like that, those are always right at the top of the list. I think in 2023, our number one violation somewhere around the 300,000 violation mark nationwide, not just at Roadcheck, but for the year, was lighting devices. So that's definitely a very common one."