Read Time: 2 Minutes | A pre-trip inspection should always be your first step before hitting the road. It ensures your truck is safe, compliant, and ready for work. The inspection should be completed before your shift, whenever you pick up a new trailer, and/or after a 10+ hours of downtime. Print this checklist or save this page for your next pre-trip inspection to stay safe and road-ready!
Read moreRead Time: 2 Minutes | Each year, commercial truck drivers face one of the most critical road safety events in the industry: Brake Safety Week. Scheduled for August 24 – 30, this annual initiative emphasizes the significance of brake system inspection. During the week, CVSA-certified inspectors across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will perform inspections to educate drivers about the importance of proper brake maintenance and operation. The goal is to help prevent accidents caused by worn, faulty, or poorly maintained braking systems.
Read moreRead Time: 3 Minutes | The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has scheduled this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week for July 13-19, 2025. This year’s focus is reckless, careless or dangerous driving.
Read moreRead Time: 4 Minutes | In 2023, an estimated 40,990 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Seat belts are imperative to the safety of not only yourself, but of others. Whether you are in a car or semi-truck, buckling up keeps you safe and secure inside your vehicle. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “Seat belts saved an estimated 14,955 lives and could have saved an additional 2,549 people if they have been wearing seat belts, in 2017 alone.”
Read moreRead Time: 3 Minutes | The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has scheduled Brake Safety Week for August 25 – 31. According to the CVSA’s official website, “Brake Safety Week is a commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative, a brake-safety awareness and outreach opportunity, and a brake-related inspection and violation data-collection project.”
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