The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will conduct the 30th annual International Roadcheck Inspection Blitz June 6-8, 2017. For 72 hours, CVSA-certified commercial motor vehicle inspectors – law enforcement personnel – in jurisdictions throughout North America will conduct inspections of commercial motor vehicles and their drivers.Each year, International Roadcheck places special emphasis on a category of violations.
CVSA has announced that the special emphasis area at this year’s Roadcheck is cargo securement. As well as emphasizing the securement regulations during inspections, officers will also be checking that drivers are conducting the required en route cargo securement inspections. (49 CFR 392.9)
You must check the cargo and securement devices, regardless of the type of vehicle you are driving, within the first 50 miles after leaving. Then at every duty change, every 150 miles, or after 3 hours of driving time, whichever comes first. If any problems are found, you must correct the issue before continuing.
Remember to flag short stops on your logs! This includes the load check stops.
Checking cargo is also required for van and refrigerated drivers. Cargo inspections must be conducted, unless the cargo is sealed into the trailer or it is otherwise impractical to check.
Inspectors will primarily be conducting the North American Standard Level I Inspection, which is the most thorough roadside inspection, and the goal is to reach 75,000 inspections in three days. Each inspection is a 37-step procedure that includes an examination of both driver operating requirements and vehicle mechanical fitness. Drivers are required to provide items such as their driver’s license, hours-of-service documentation, motor carrier registration and shipping documentation, and inspectors will be checking drivers for seat belt usage and the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The vehicle inspection includes checking items such as the brake systems, cargo securement, coupling devices, driveline/driveshaft, exhaust systems, frames, fuel systems, lighting devices (required lamps), steering mechanisms, suspensions, tires, van and open-top trailer bodies, wheels, rims and hubs, windshield wipers, and emergency exits (on buses).
International Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial motor vehicles in the world, with nearly 17 trucks or buses inspected, on average, every minute in Canada, the United States and Mexico during a 72-hour period. Since its inception, more than 1.5 million roadside inspections have been conducted during International Roadcheck campaigns.
Below are some helpful documents regarding the upcoming Roadcheck:
