Keeping Alberta safely on the move
The Sheriff Highway Patrol is stepping up inspections for Roadcheck 2021, a three-day campaign focusing on commercial vehicle safety.
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From May 4-6, officers from the Sheriff Highway Patrol will conduct hundreds of additional inspections throughout the province to ensure commercial vehicle drivers operate safely on the roads.
Roadcheck is an annual North America-wide operation conducted by agencies that belong to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Officers from participating organizations share information with commercial vehicle drivers, check vehicles and drivers for compliance with federal and provincial regulations, and collect inspection data for statistical analysis.
After a delay to allow for further research, OSHA s emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 may be weeks away from publication. On April 26, OSHA submitted a draft of the standard to the Office of Management and Budget for review. This is the first step before the standard would go into effect.
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As research shows that surface transmission is not the main source of COVID-19 spread, the CDC is revising its guidance on cleaning and disinfecting. The agency says that disinfection after cleaning surfaces with soap is no longer necessary unless there s been a suspected case of COVID-19. Additionally, the agency clarified that surface transmission can be reduced by consistent mask use and basic hygiene practices.
California and Maryland, even with pronounced declines, held onto their top spots in the annual rankings, which show the relative distribution of inspection activity. Higher-ranked states, generally speaking, show a greater likelihood of inspecting a truck in normal times. That s no less true in Spring and Summer when inspection-blitz season begins to heat up with the annual Roadcheck event, typically the first.
States approach Roadcheck in various ways, perhaps most commonly with an all-hands-on-deck approach at fixed weigh stations. In Alabama, Captain Brent McElwaine emphasized the unique nature of the enforcement effort there with just a single fixed site on I-20 in Heflin, Alabama. Virtual weigh stations, since 2013- 14, are in an expansion phase in Alabama, with two sites in place now equipped with weigh-in-motion and/or other technologies (such as tire-anomaly sensors) to better prioritize inspections of trucks and carriers troopers believe probably need it, for insta
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Duross’ company’s interactive training modules, he noted, are aimed mostly at pro instructors in the programs of community colleges, technical schools, truck and coach service outfits, CDL schools and fleets. Yet he also emphasized a quick course designed specifically for individual