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The results are in, and not surprisingly the top three violations during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2017 Roadcheck Inspection Blitz were for brake systems, cargo securement, and tires/wheels.

The annual blitz was held June 6-8 in the United States and Canada. CVSA certified inspectors conducted more than 62,000 Level I, II, and III commercial vehicle and driver safety inspections during this year’s crackdown, with the majority being the 37-step Level I inspections. Vehicles and drivers were inspected at inspection sites, weigh stations, and roving patrol locations.

Overall, 19.4% of vehicles and 4.7% of drivers were placed out of service following the inspections, according to CVSA. Among the more than 40,000 Level I inspections, 23% of vehicles and 4.2 % of drivers were placed out of service.

This annual blitz could be a cause for fear. But not if you’re using The Checker inspection checklist books.

These detailed checklist books include all the items than need to be in working order if a driver is stopped for an inspection—during a CVSA blitz or any other time of the year during a regular CVOR (Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration) check or any other inspection by a regulatory agency.

“The books are great,” says Tom Hester of Shady Lane Expert Tree Care Inc. in Ontario. “The guys love them. And since we’ve been using them, we’ve had several CVOR and MTO (Ontario Ministry of Transportation) roadside inspections with no issues.”

With a duplicate copy of each checklist form in each book, drivers can inspect their vehicles, turn a copy into the office, and keep one on hand in the vehicle, ready to prove to any roadside inspector that vehicle inspections are done regularly and thoroughly. Most importantly, use of the checklists ensures that vehicles won’t be on the road if they’re not roadworthy because of some defect.

Shady Lane isn’t worried about roadside inspections, and you don’t have to be either with The Checker.

Takeaway

Whether it’s brakes, tires, wheels, cargo securement, or any other common problem, The Checker inspection checklist books will ensure that your drivers know about the problem before enforcement officers do or lives are endangered.

View our extensive library of inspections for vehicles and other commercial assets here.

 

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