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Trucking News with Ruthann 8/5/2018

Trucking News with Ruthann 8/5/2018

Trucking News with Ruthann features Mollie Tibbetts disappearance. CVSA weekly inspection coming up. Trucking New with Ruthann 5/8/2018. Semi Trucks, Truck Drivers and more.

Inspection Week – During the week of Aug. 27-31, each state’s commercial motor vehicle law enforcement department may select one day of that week to capture data on rear impact guards, also referred to as underride guards, on trailers and semi-trailers in the United States.

As the leading organization devoted to improving commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety and inspection and enforcement uniformity throughout North America, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is often asked to weigh in on policies related to safety and enforcement, and to provide guidance to enforcement, industry and policy makers. As a data-driven organization, any decisions to support or oppose an issue must be supported by data analysis and strategic planning. Consequently, the Alliance is collecting information on rear impact guards to be well informed and properly equipped to assess and address rear impact safety requirements on CMVs. The event will also highlight this critical issue for motor carriers and drivers.

Last year, the  was introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries caused by underride crashes and to improve motor carrier and passenger motor vehicle safety. CVSA received a  from Senators Gillibrand and Rubio on Feb. 8, 2018, asking the Alliance to consider updating its current  to add rear underride guards.

The data collected during the Rear Impact Guard Check safety initiative will be reported to the CVSA Vehicle Committee at the CVSA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Kansas City, Missouri, in September. Based on that data, the committee will make a recommendation to the CVSA Board of Directors on how to proceed with this important issue.

“The Alliance uses data to support its decision-making process,” said CVSA President Capt. Christopher Turner with the Kansas Highway Patrol. “Using quality, verifiable data and analytics allows the Alliance to assess and analyze information that can be used to support our stance on various issues, topics and propositions.”

https://cvsa.org/news-entry/rear-impact-guard-check-2018/

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