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Roadcheck blitz to highlight truck
Roadcheck blitz to highlight truck lighting, driver hours
Commercial vehicle inspectors will place a special focus on îÂÆ D-F ù ÃÅñÅéÅ ð¯âÚËμÕ ìÇñà÷ òÅêà êðåä Óå¶ ÕîðôÆÁñ òÔÆÕñ lighting and Hours of Service violations when the annual dzÃêËÕàð» çÅ ÇèÁÅé ñÅÂÆÇà³× Áå¶ Õ³î ç¶ Ø³à¶ ÕÅùé çÆ À°ñ³ØäÅ Óå¶ Roadcheck inspection blitz returns May 4-6. Õ¶ºçðå Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ
While the inspections cover all critical items outlined in the Ü»Ú ç½ðÅé À°μåðÆ ÁîðÆÕÆ îÅéÕ Ã¶òŠ寺 ìÅÔð ï¯×åÅ êËîÅé¶ å¯º Ôð North American Standard Out-of-Service criteria, they also give îÔ¾åòê±ðé ÚÆ÷ ù êðÇÖÁÅ Ü»çÅ ÔË, ÇÂÃ ç¶ éÅñ ÔÆ ÕîðôÆÁñ òÔÆÕñ the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) a chance to öøàÆ ÁñÅdzà (ÃÆ.òÆ.ÁËÃ.¶.) ù Õ°¾Þ Çòô¶ô ÷ð±ðå» êÌåÆ ÜÅ×ð±ÕåÅ collect data and raise awareness around specific requirements. ëËñÅÀ°ä Áå¶ Á³Õó¶ ÇÂվᶠÕðé çÅ òÆ î½ÕÅ ÇîñçÅ ÔËÍ
Inoperable lamps accounted for 12.24% of vehicle-related ÃÆ.òÆ.ÁËÃ.¶. ç¶ êÌË÷Æâ˺à â¶ñÅò¶Áð Ãà¶à ê°ÇñÃ ç¶ ÃÅðÜ˺à ܽé ÃËîÆà violations in the U.S. last year – making this the top vehi- é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒð¯âÚËμÕ Á³Õó¶ ÇÂÕ¾áÅ Õðé çÆ Õ¯Çôô ÔËÍ Õ½î»åðÆ ð¯âÚËμÕ ç½ðÅé cle-related violation for 2020. During Roadcheck 2020, the top Çå³é Ççé» ÓÚ ÕÆåÆ ×ÂÆ Ü»Ú ÃÅñ ç¶ ìÅÕÆ Ççé» ç½ðÅé ÕÆåÆÁ» ܻڻ 寺 driver-related violation involved Hours of Service, accounting ò¾Ö éÔƺ Ô°³çÆÍ Á³Õó¶ ÇÂÕ¾áÅ Õðé 寺 ÇÃòÅ Ü»Ú À°ÔÆ ðÇÔ³çÆ ÔËÍÓÓ for 34.7% of all out-of-service ÁîðÆÕÅ ÓÚ ÇêÛñ¶ ÃÅñ conditions, CVSA says. ×¾âÆÁ» éÅñ óì³èå ÕÅùé çÆÁ»
Lighting accounted for À°ñ³ØäÅò» çÅ AB.BD% ÕÅðé ì³ç 7.5% of Canada’s vehicle-re- ñ˺ê Ãé - ÇÜà ÕðÕ¶ ÇÂÔ B@B@ lated out-of-service viola- ÓÚ ×¾âÆÁ» ò¾ñ¯º ÕÅùé çÆ À°ñ³ØäÅ tions during the most recent çÅ êÇÔñÅ ÕÅðé ìÇäÁÅÍ ÃÆ.òÆ. Roadcheck. But Hours of ÁËÃ.¶. é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ð¯âÚËμÕ B@B@ Service accounted for 73.7% ç½ðÅé, êÌî°¾Ö âðÅÂÆòð-óì³èå of the driver-related violations À°ñ³ØäÅò» ÓÚ Õ³î ç¶ ò¾è 寺 ò¾è on this side of the border. سÇàÁ» çÆ À°ñ³ØäÅ ôÅîñ ÃÆ Ü¯
The focus on Hours of ÇÕ CD.G% îÅîÇñÁ» ÓÚ ò¶ÖÆ ×ÂÆÍ Service will also come about åÅ÷Å ð¯âÚËμÕ ç½ðÅé ÕËé¶âÅ a month before Canada’s fed- çÆÁ» G.E% ×¾âÆÁ» ÓÚ ñÅÂÆÇà³× erally regulated carriers will ù ñË Õ¶ ÕÅùé çÆ À°ñ³ØäÅ ÃÅÔîä¶ need to equip trucks with elec- ÁÅÂÆÍ âðÅÂÆòð éÅñ óì³èå tronic logging devices (ELDs). À°ñ³ØäÅò» ÓÚ Õ³î ç¶ ò¾è 寺 ò¾è That mandate is scheduled to The business of truck inspections continued, but pro- سÇàÁ» 寺 òÆ Ç÷ÁÅçÅ Õ³î Õðé ç¶ be effective on June 12. grams such as the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz GC.G% îÅîñ¶ ÃÅÔîä¶ ÁŶÍ
This spring’s Roadcheck had to be delayed because of Covid-19. ÇÂÔ ìÇñà÷ ÕËé¶âÅ ç¶ øËâðñ dates also come close on the Photo: John G. Smith ðË×±ñ¶àâ ÕËðÆÁð» ù ÁÅêä¶ àð¾Õ» ÓÚ heels of the 2020 event, which àð¾Õ» çÆ Ü»Ú çÅ Õ³î ÜÅðÆ ðÇÔ³çÅ ÔË, êð ÃÅñÅéÅ ð¯âÚËμÕ Ü»Ú ÇÂñËÕàÌÅÇéÕ ñÅÇ×³× ÇâòÅÇÂà (ÂÆ.ÁËñ. had been rescheduled to ìÇñà÷ òð׶ ê̯×ðÅî ù Õ¯Çòâ-AI ÕðÕ¶ î°Á¾åñ ÕðéÅ ÇêÁÅ ÃÆÍ âÆ.) ñÅÀ°äÅ ñÅ÷îÆ Ô¯ä 寺 åÕðÆìé September because of Covid- åÃòÆð : ܽé ÜÆ. ÃÇî¾æ ÇÂ¾Õ îÔÆéÅ êÇÔñ» Ô¯ò¶×ÆÍ ÇÂÔ ÕÅùé 19 precautions. AB ܱé ù Áîñ ÓÚ ÁÅ ÇðÔÅ ÔËÍ
Vehicles that successfully ÇÂà òÅðÆ ÕÆåÆ ÜÅä òÅñÆ ð¯âÚËμÕ pass a Level 1 or Level 5 inspection should receive a CVSA decal. çÆ ÇîåÆ B@B@ çÆ ÇîåÆ å¯º Ç÷ÁÅçÅ ç±ð éÔƺ ÔË ÇÕÀ°ºÇÕ Õ¯Çòâ-AI Equipment with such a mark generally avoids other roadside ÃÅòèÅéÆÁ» ÕðÕ¶ ÇÂà ù Ãå³ìð åÕ Á¾×¶ êÅ Çç¾åÅ Ç×ÁÅ ÃÆÍ inspections for the following three months. ܯ ×¾âÆÁ» ñËòñ A Ü» ñËòñ E Ü»Ú êÅà Õð Ü»çÆÁ» Ôé À°é·» ù ÃÆ.òÆ.
Transport Canada and the Canadian Council of Motor ÁËÃ.¶. çÅ âÆÕËñ ÇîñçÅ ÔËÍ ÁÇÜÔ¶ ÇéôÅé òÅñÆÁ» ×¾âÆÁ» çÆ ÁÅî å½ð Transport Administrators participate in Roadcheck along with Óå¶ Á×ñ¶ Çå³é îÔÆÇéÁ» åÕ ÃóÕ» ÇÕéÅð¶ Ü»Ú éÔƺ ÕÆåÆ Ü»çÆÍ the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and àð»Ãê¯ðà ÕËé¶âÅ Áå¶ ÕËé¶âÆÁé Õ½ºÃñ ÁÅø î¯àð àð»Ãê¯ðà Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transportation and ÁËâÇîéÆÃàð¶ôé òÆ ÁîðÆÕÆ øËâðñ î¯àð ÕËðÆÁð öøàÆ ÁËâÇîéÆÃàð¶ôé its National Guard. Áå¶ îËÕÃÆÕ¯ ç¶ Ã³ÚÅð Áå¶ ÁÅòÅÜÅÂÆ î³åðÆ Áå¶ ÇÂÃ ç¶ éËôéñ ×Åðâ éÅñ ð¯âÚËμÕ ÓÚ ÇÔ¾ÃÅ ñ˺çÅ ÔËÍ
