If you were planning a fishing trip for June, this week might be a good time to go.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 18th annual International 72-hour Roadcheck begins Tuesday, June 7, and continues through Thursday, June 9. The annual checks are held throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The annual Roadcheck activities focus on the year-round commercial vehicle and driver roadside inspection program and draw the public’s attention to the continuous and combined efforts of law enforcement and the truck and bus industries to save lives on North American highways.
Approximately 10,000 CVSA-certified truck and bus safety inspectors across North America were on the job inspecting commercial vehicles last year. More than 3 million inspections were held in North America by CVSA-certified inspectors during 2003.
To begin Roadcheck 2005, CVSA will host a media kickoff event June 7.
Participating agencies include the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, Transport Canada, the Transportation Security Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Research and Special Programs Administration and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico). CVSA’s members include enforcement agencies and industry representatives throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States.
