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Roadside inspectors are considering a new out-of-service rule to fight a growing trend to tamper with electronic logging devices by falsifying a commercial driver’s rest and driving times.

Unsafe brake-related problems led to nearly 10% of some 4,560 commercial motor vehicles being taken out of service in a single day of inspections conducted recently in North America.

The three-pronged study examined available data, observed commercial motor vehicle drivers during their regular schedules and included interviews with a wide range of stakeholders.

The trucking industry voices its support for the directive to place drivers out of service if they fail to demonstrate proficiency of the English language during roadside inspections.

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspectors on June 25 will begin issuing out-of-service violations for truckers unable to pass roadside tests for communicating in English and understanding road signs.    

CVSA inspectors on June 25 will begin issuing out-of-service violations for truckers unable to pass roadside tests for communicating in English and understanding road signs.

Nearly 40% of truck drivers are misusing personal conveyance time, according to Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspections.   

Inspectors have quietly gathered data on truck driver personal conveyance time and are making plans to soon ask regulators to limit the use of conveyance time to two hours.

The nomination of Barrs, a former Florida Highway Patrol chief with more than three decades in public safety, follows a string of leadership changes at the agency.

Although small in physical size, rear-impact guard certification labels often serve as the difference between compliance or violations that can cause big headaches for fleet leadership.