CVSA international truck inspection results for 2019

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2021 DOT Inspection Readiness – scheduled for May 4-6

On June 4-6, 2019—as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck—67,072 truck inspections were conducted, removing 12,019 vehicles and 2,784 drivers from roads across the US and Canada.

The International Roadcheck is conducted annually and is meant to remove unsafe commercial motor vehicles (CMV) and drivers from roads. During this 72-hour inspection, 17.9% of vehicles and 4.2% of drivers were placed out of service.

The basis for violations comes from the CVSA North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.

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Inspection levels

There are eight different levels of inspection that the CVSA follows, however the truck inspections in this roadcheck were only subjected to the North American Standard (NAS) Level I, II, and III Inspections.

• NAS Level I Inspection –includes a 37-step procedure examining the driver operating requirements and vehicle mechanical fitness.
• NAS Level II Inspection—includes anything that can be inspected without getting under the CMV.
• NAS Level III Inspection—includes a review of driver requirements, such as the license, cargo and vehicle documentation, record of duty status, seat belt usage, etc.

There were 60,058 Level I, II, and III Inspections conducted in the US and 7,014 in Canada. Respectively, the vehicle and driver out-of-service rate for the US was 17.7% and 4.4% and 19.9% and 2% for Canada.

Inspection focus

Inspections focused on violations related to steering and suspension systems, which resulted in identifying:

• 408 steering violations or 2.5% of all out-of-service violations
• 703 suspension violations or 4.3% of all out-of-service violations

Truck inspection results

The results for inspections are summarized below and include out-of-service vehicle, CMV driver, seatbelt, hazardous materials/dangerous goods and motorcoach violations.

There were 16,347 vehicles placed out-of-service with the top violation being for braking systems. The list below summarizes the remainder of recorded vehicle violations.

Out-of-service vehicle violations:

Vehicle violation category	Number of violations	Percent of out-of-service violations
Braking systems	4578	28%
Tires and wheels	3156	19.3%
Brake adjustment	2801	17.1%
Cargo securement	1991	12.2%
Lighting devices	1875	11.5%
Suspensions	703	4.3%
Steering mechanisms	408	2.5%
Other	401	2.5%
Frames	170	1%
Coupling devices	124	.8%
Driveline/driveshaft	61	.4%
Fuel systems	44	.3%
Exhaust systems	35	.2%

There were 3,173 drivers placed out-of-service with the top violation being for hours of service. The list below summarizes the remainder of recorded driver violations.

Driver out-of-service violations:

Driver violation category	Number of violations	Percent of out-of-service violations
Hours of Service	1,179	37.2%
Wrong Class License	714	22.5%
False Logs	467	14.7%
Other	351	11.1%
Suspended License	232	7.3%
Drugs/Alcohol	99	3.1%
Expired License	94	3%
Violating License Restriction	37	1.2%

There were 748 seat belt violations and out of 3,851 CMVs inspected, 527 violations for commercial motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods with the most common violation being for loading. The list below summarizes the remainder of recorded violations for hazardous materials/dangerous goods.

Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods	Number of violations	Percent of out-of-service violations
Loading	73	29.9%
Shipping papers	61	25%
Placarding	46	18.9%
Markings	31	12.7%
Bulk packaging	15	6.1%
Package integrity	12	4.9%
Other	6	2.5%

During the International Roadcheck, 823 motorcoaches were inspected with 47 vehicles and 21 drivers being placed out of service. Inspections included a review of emergency exits, electrical cable sand systems in engine and battery compartments and seating.

Out-of-service orders and the number, type and severity of safety violations affect a motor carrier’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) score and its Safety Fitness Determination (SFD) rating.

Stay DOT compliant

Knowing what your CSA score is and how it affects your company and all of the requirements to pass inspections, whether it be for brake safety or suspension and steering, will allow you to stay compliant and plan your operations more efficiently.

All CNS services are geared toward keeping your trucking company safe and compliant so that you stay on the road and pass all truck inspections.

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