Thursday, July 02, 2009
CVSA announces roadcheck inspection results
Results from the Roadcheck 2009 nationwide highway safety compliance inspection show fewer commercial motor vehicle drivers were placed out of service and significantly fewer safety belt violations were found.
The Washington-based Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance partnered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct the annual inspection, released on June 25. Certified inspectors performed 72,782 truck and bus inspections during a 72-hour period from June 2 to June 4.
According to a press release, results show:
- The overall driver compliance rate was 95.7 percent.
- Vehicle compliance rates improved to 77.8 percent.
- The number of CMV drivers wearing seat belts increased by more than 22 percent from 2008.
In related news, FMCSA released findings from its 2008 Seat Belt Usage Study (.pdf file), which found that safety belt use by drivers of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased to 72 percent last year.