The results of the CVSA’s 2016 Roadcheck are in!
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) conducts a 72 hour long inspection blitz on roadways across North America each year. The blitz occurred on June 7-9th this year. During this time period, law enforcement officers typically conduct an average of 15 vehicle inspections per minute! This year, 96% of all drivers and 82% of all vehicles inspected had no Out of Service violations.
This year, inspectors logged 62,796 total inspections with 42,236 being comprehensive (Level I) inspections.
These are very good results, compared to average Out of Service rates over the last 5 years. According to the FMCSA, 5 year average vehicle OOS rates are 20.16% and driver OOS rates are at 4.92% (as of 9/23/16). With respective OOS rates of 17.8% for vehicles and 4% for drivers, the industry fared better than average.
CVSA Roadcheck 2016: Vehicle Inspections
The selected focus of this year’s inspection blitz was on tires. But, brake related violations stole the show again garnering almost 46% of all vehicle related violations. Tire and wheel violations accounted for about 18.5% of the overall vehicle violations, which was about 5% higher than average.
Other leading vehicle OOS violations were for improper lighting or load securement issues.
CVSA Roadcheck 2016: Driver Inspections
Approximately 1,350 drivers (63.2% of the total OOS Drivers) were placed Out of Service due to Hours of Service related violations.
Almost 350 drivers were placed Out of service due to having a false Record of Duty Status (RODS).
Although the number of Hours of Service violations remained relatively constant, the number of false log OOS violations was up about 4% compared to the last couple of years.
For more information, check out this fact sheet.
Carrier Risk Solutions recommends that our clients treat every week like it is Roadcheck week!
Click here for the CVSA’s Roadcheck checklist, which outlines some solid ways to optimize their fleet safety programs.
Check this out for more information on what inspectors are looking for when conducting a Level I inspection of a truck.
