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Operation Safe Driver Week will be July 10-16 Law enforcement will be issuing citations to commercial motor vehicle drivers engaging in unsafe driving behaviors

WASHINGTON – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is planning a free webinar to help prepare commercial vehicle drivers for Operation Safe Driver

Will a significant number of drivers park their trucks during the annual inspection blitz International Roadcheck rather than put up with the aggravation?

DOT has increased civil penalties for regs violations across multiple agencies, including FMCSA. Also: CVSA sets Operation Safe Driver Week dates with focus on speeding; FedEx testing drone delivery in middle-mile; Werner gets pre-CDL driver waiver.

The unsafe driving-focused initiative targeting cars and trucks is set for this summer. Also: Two more guilty pleas announced in Louisiana staged-accident fraud scheme; fuel prices jump back up after last weeks decrease.

WASHINGTON -- This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 10-16 and will see law enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the United

NSP Carrier Enforcement participates in Operations Safe Driver Week © Nebraska State Patrol nebraska state patrol truck Operation Safe Driver Week has kicked off across the country and Nebraska State Patrol said the focus this year is speeding. “Operation Safe Driver Week is a great opportunity for our troopers to connect with commercial carriers across Nebraska in an effort to keep Nebraska roads safe,” said Captain Marty Denton, Commander of NSP Carrier Enforcement. Sign up for our Ne...

May 04, 2021 While special emphasis will be placed on driver logs and lights during this years Roadcheck, its still open season on the rest of the vehicle and the person in the drivers seat. Beginning last Monday, CCJ published a six-part series on Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Roadcheck blitz, which kicks off today.  I hope the nearly bumper-to-bumper series was a simple, high-level reminder of basic maintenance best practices. Maybe it served as the impetus for a thorough system c...

This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week will take place July 11-17 with an emphasis on speeding. During Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle. Identified unsafe drivers will be pulled over and issued a citation or warning.“Data shows that traffic stops and interactions with law enforcement help reduce problematic...

Calif. court opinion goes in favor of A.B. 5 applying to trucking While a larger trucking case against California’s A.B. 5 laws application to motor carriers and owner-operators is still unfolding in a federal district court, a second state court in California has ruled that federal law does not preempt a law that would effectively outlaw the leased owner-operator model in the state. Trucking has been operating under an exemption from A.B. 5 since the beginning of 2020, when the law went into...