Federal prosecutors in Maryland indicted a former shipping executive from Chile on June 7 in an alleged bid-rigging and price-fixing conspiracy involving cargo shipped through the Port of Baltimore and other U.S. ports, the Department of Justice said.
June 8, 2016Government
DUI Case Exposes Gaps in Safety Screening
On a late afternoon in March, state troopers found truck driver Yakov Zaverukha lying on his back in a mud puddle beside his big rig that was stuck in a ditch just off Interstate 57 in central Illinois.
June 13, 2016Government
Tire Safety Is Focus of 2016 CVSA Roadcheck
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's 2016 International Roadcheck will take place June 7-9 at dozens of locations throughout North America. This year’s emphasis is tire safety.
June 7, 2016Government
Insufficient Tread Prompted CVSA to Focus on Tires in This Year's Roadcheck
Tires will be the main emphasis of Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual RoadCheck during June 7-9.
May 11, 2016Government
Tire Safety to Be Focus of CVSA Roadcheck
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2016 International Roadcheck will take place June 7-9, with an emphasis on tire safety inspections.
April 18, 2016Government
FMCSA Exemptions Giving Inspectors Headaches, CVSA Says
The increasing number of regulatory exemptions being approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is causing “confusion and inconsistency†in enforcement by roadside inspectors, according to the head of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.     Â
February 23, 2016Government
Collin Mooney Named CVSA's Executive Director
Collin Mooney has been appointed executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance after 13 years with the organization.
January 12, 2016Government
CVSA Reports CMV Drivers Speed One-Third as Often as Passenger Car Drivers
Commercial motor vehicle drivers were three times less likely to speed than passenger vehicle drivers according to the results of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s ninth annual Operation Safe Driver Week.
January 5, 2016Government
Lower Percentage of Trucks Out of Service Due to Brake Problems During Safety Event
The out-of-service rate during Brake Safety Week in September was 12.3%, a decline from 16.2% last year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported.
November 9, 2015Government
Stephen Keppler Leaving CVSA for IANA
Stephen Keppler, executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, is leaving the commercial enforcement group after 15 years to become senior vice president of the Intermodal Association of North America.
August 27, 2015