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GUARDIAN First Quarter Volume 26, Issue 1 www.cvsa.org
IN THIS ISSUE n Insight Leadership Message.......................................................................................... 1 Letters to the Editor.......................................................................................... 4 n
Regional News Connecticut Conducts Two-Day Mobile Home and Oversized Load Check.6 Tolls for Thee – He Should Have Just Paid the Toll........................................7 Maine Inspection Photos.......................................................................................8 McKenzie Tank Lines Provides Miniature Cargo Tanks as Training Aides for Florida’s Inspection and Post-Crash Courses..................................................8 More Than 85 Members of Florida’s Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Received Class 3 Hazardous Materials Training Through CVSA’s Direct-Delivery COHMED Training Program.....................................9 Chief Derek Barrs Serves as Panelist at the Florida Automated Vehicles Summit.................................................................................................10 Oklahoma Highway Patrol Doubles its Number of Certified Passenger Carrier Inspectors...............................................................................................10 Kentucky State Police Partners with FMCSA for Drug and Alcohol Safety Enforcement Initiative..........................................................................10 Trucks Park Here System Debuts: Making Indiana Interstates Safer........... 11 Illinois Introduces Screening System for Flat Tires at Weigh Stations.........12 Glider Trucks: More than Meets the Eye.......................................................... 14 Michigan State Police Works to Protect the Public from Unsafe For-Hire Passenger Carriers..............................................................................................15 ‘Respect the Load, Share the Road’ Drives Home CMV Safety Message... 16 South Dakota Highway Patrol Attends South Dakota Trucking Association’s Fall Convention....................................................................................................17 Montana Inspection Photos.................................................................................17 Updates from Mexico........................................................................................... 18 Alberta Motor Transport Association Opens New Training Facility at Edmonton International Airport......................................................................21 Yukon Inspection Photo........................................................................................21 Check Out CVSA’s Fiscal 2018 Annual Report..................................................21 Register for CVSA’s Vehicle Requirements Roadside Inspection Course for Industry..........................................................................................................22 TDG Road Blitz.......................................................................................................22
n Cover Story CVSA and FMCSA Offer Data Management and Quality Training.......... 24 n
CVSA Committee and Program News COHMED Conference Attendees Receive Specialized Training on Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Transportation Safety............26 CVSA Supports Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention...............28 Christopher Turner Joins CVSA as Director of Crash and Data Programs.......................................................................29 CVSA Now Accepting 2019 College Scholarship Applications................. 30
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Government News The Legislative and Regulatory Rundown.................................................... 31 FMCSA’s Data Quality Program is Committed to Partnering with States.. 32 FMCSA Helps Enforcement Personnel Stay Up-To-Date on ELDs............ 33
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n Knowledge Matters Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Training – Not Just a ‘Once Every Three Years’ Endeavor.............................................................34 UMassSafe Launches Commercial Vehicle-Safety Technical Assistance Center..........................................................................................35 n Inspector’s Corner Inspection Hazards................................................................................................... 36 n From the Driver’s Seat End the Distracted Driving Epidemic............................................................ 37 n Industry Perspectives Putting Modern Truck Brakes to the Test....................................................38 Tick-Tock: Your Fleet Has Nine Months to Achieve Full ELD Compliance.42 n
RAD Inspection News Past CVSA President and Founder of Level VI Program Jim Daust Passes Away..................................................................................43 Level VI Certification Class 171 Held in Texas; Class 172 in Sacramento....44 Argonne National Lab Resumes Shipments to WIPP................................44 2018 Brings 85 New Level VI Certified Inspectors Nationwide....................45 97 Percent of Level VI Inspections in 2018 Had No Violations................ 45 2019 Level VI Training Courses....................................................................... 45 Level VI Roadside Inspections (2018 - Calendar)......................................... 46 Level VI Roadside Inspection Violations (2018 - Calendar)...................... 46
GUARDIAN “Guardian” is published quarterly by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance with support from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. CVSA and FMCSA are dedicated to the government and industry working together to promote commercial motor vehicle safety on North American highways. Phone: 301-830-6143 • Website: www.cvsa.org CVSA Staff: Collin B. Mooney, MPA, CAE, Executive Director • Adrienne Gildea, CAE, Deputy Executive Director • Carlisle Smith, Director of Level VI Inspection Program • William Schaefer, Director of Safety Programs • Ken Albrecht, Director of Multimedia Development • Bill Reese, Director of COHMED Program • Kerri Wirachowsky, Director of Roadside Inspection Program • Christopher Turner, JD, Director of Crash and Data Programs • Nicole Leandro, Manager of Communications • Iris Leonard, Manager of Member Services • Daniel Zimmerman, Manager of Government Affairs • Amanda Wagner, CMP, Manager of Conference and Event Services • Mark Mills, Multimedia Specialist • Richard Williams, CPA, CNAP, Controller • Moniladae Adewoyin, Accountant • Amelina Kassa, Administrative Assistant Copyright 2019, CVSA. All rights reserved. No part of this issue may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. For comments, suggestions or information, email communications@cvsa.org. Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
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