2010 NATIONAL INSPECTIONS SHOW 1 IN EVERY 5 TRUCKS HAS A SAFETY VIOLATION!

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Morgan Adams

The CVSA Roadcheck results are starting to be released and the statistics are not good, despite the spin put on them by trucking industry shills. The fact is one in every five trucks on the road, during safety checks announced months in advance, were found to have a safety violation. I have blogged on this topic extensively in past (Here, here, and here for starters). I will have more on this later.

The initial release of statistics from CVSA can be found in their July 13, 2010 press release here.

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ROADCHECK SCAM BY CVSA CONTINUES

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Morgan Adams

 

Roadcheck is a 72-hour event in which inspectors set up more than 1,000 checkpoints on highways across North America to monitor truck safety compliance. While this sounds like a good thing, the fact is the event is publicized within the industry MONTHS in advance, allowing dangerous truckers time to get off the road. Even with the advance notice almost 20% of truckers WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE SAFE are found to have safety violations! Imagine how high the numbers would be if it was a random safety check that was not preannounced?  

The industry allows touts the success rate but turns a blind eye to the failures. June 8-10 will be the 2010 Roadcheck. Expect a self serving "we are safer this year than ever before" shortly thereafter. How bad is the problem? By my estimation in 2008 there were 92,500 commercial drivers DUI drivers daily on our roads!

 

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