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àð¾Õ ñÅÂÆÇà³×, âðÅÂÆòð Roadcheck blitz to highlight truck lighting, سÇàÁ» Óå¶ Õ¶ºçðå Ô¯ò¶×Å ð¯âÚËμÕ ìÇñà÷ driver hours Commercial vehicle inspectors will place a special focus on îÂÆ D-F ù ÃÅñÅéÅ ð¯âÚËμÕ ìÇñà÷ òÅêà êðåä Óå¶ ÕîðôÆÁñ òÔÆÕñ dzÃêËÕàð» çÅ ÇèÁÅé ñÅÂÆÇà³× Áå¶ Õ³î ç¶ Ø³à¶ ÕÅùé çÆ À°ñ³ØäÅ Óå¶ lighting and Hours of Service violations when the annual Õ¶ºçðå Ô¯ò¶×ÅÍ Roadcheck inspection blitz returns May 4-6. Ü»Ú ç½ðÅé À°μåðÆ ÁîðÆÕÆ îÅéÕ Ã¶òŠ寺 ìÅÔð ï¯×åÅ êËîÅé¶ å¯º Ôð While the inspections cover all critical items outlined in the îÔ¾åòê±ðé ÚÆ÷ ù êðÇÖÁÅ Ü»çÅ ÔË, ÇÂÃ ç¶ éÅñ ÔÆ ÕîðôÆÁñ òÔÆÕñ North American Standard Out-of-Service criteria, they also give öøàÆ ÁñÅdzà (ÃÆ.òÆ.ÁËÃ.¶.) ù Õ°¾Þ Çòô¶ô ÷ð±ðå» êÌåÆ ÜÅ×ð±ÕåÅ the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) a chance to ëËñÅÀ°ä Áå¶ Á³Õó¶ ÇÂվᶠÕðé çÅ òÆ î½ÕÅ ÇîñçÅ ÔËÍ collect data and raise awareness around specific requirements. ÃÆ.òÆ.ÁËÃ.¶. ç¶ êÌË÷Æâ˺à â¶ñÅò¶Áð Ãà¶à ê°ÇñÃ ç¶ ÃÅðÜ˺à ܽé ÃËîÆà Inoperable lamps accounted for 12.24% of vehicle-related é¶ ÇÕÔÅ, ÒÒð¯âÚËμÕ Á³Õó¶ ÇÂÕ¾áÅ Õðé çÆ Õ¯Çôô ÔËÍ Õ½î»åðÆ ð¯âÚËμÕ ç½ðÅé violations in the U.S. last year – making this the top vehiÇå³é Ççé» ÓÚ ÕÆåÆ ×ÂÆ Ü»Ú ÃÅñ ç¶ ìÅÕÆ Ççé» ç½ðÅé ÕÆåÆÁ» ܻڻ 寺 cle-related violation for 2020. During Roadcheck 2020, the top ò¾Ö éÔƺ Ô°³çÆÍ Á³Õó¶ ÇÂÕ¾áÅ Õðé 寺 ÇÃòÅ Ü»Ú À°ÔÆ ðÇÔ³çÆ ÔËÍÓÓ driver-related violation involved Hours of Service, accounting ÁîðÆÕÅ ÓÚ ÇêÛñ¶ ÃÅñ for 34.7% of all out-of-service ×¾âÆÁ» éÅñ óì³èå ÕÅùé çÆÁ» conditions, CVSA says. À°ñ³ØäÅò» çÅ AB.BD% ÕÅðé ì³ç Lighting accounted for ñ˺ê Ãé - ÇÜà ÕðÕ¶ ÇÂÔ B@B@ 7.5% of Canada’s vehicle-reÓÚ ×¾âÆÁ» ò¾ñ¯º ÕÅùé çÆ À°ñ³ØäÅ lated out-of-service violaçÅ êÇÔñÅ ÕÅðé ìÇäÁÅÍ ÃÆ.òÆ. tions during the most recent ÁËÃ.¶. é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ð¯âÚËμÕ B@B@ Roadcheck. But Hours of ç½ðÅé, êÌî°¾Ö âðÅÂÆòð-óì³èå Service accounted for 73.7% À°ñ³ØäÅò» ÓÚ Õ³î ç¶ ò¾è 寺 ò¾è of the driver-related violations سÇàÁ» çÆ À°ñ³ØäÅ ôÅîñ ÃÆ Ü¯ on this side of the border. ÇÕ CD.G% îÅîÇñÁ» ÓÚ ò¶ÖÆ ×ÂÆÍ The focus on Hours of åÅ÷Å ð¯âÚËμÕ ç½ðÅé ÕËé¶âÅ Service will also come about çÆÁ» G.E% ×¾âÆÁ» ÓÚ ñÅÂÆÇà³× a month before Canada’s fedù ñË Õ¶ ÕÅùé çÆ À°ñ³ØäÅ ÃÅÔîä¶ erally regulated carriers will ÁÅÂÆÍ âðÅÂÆòð éÅñ óì³èå need to equip trucks with elecÀ°ñ³ØäÅò» ÓÚ Õ³î ç¶ ò¾è 寺 ò¾è tronic logging devices (ELDs). سÇàÁ» 寺 òÆ Ç÷ÁÅçÅ Õ³î Õðé ç¶ That mandate is scheduled to The business of truck inspections continued, but proGC.G% îÅîñ¶ ÃÅÔîä¶ ÁÅÂ¶Í be effective on June 12. grams such as the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz ÇÂÔ ìÇñà÷ ÕËé¶âÅ ç¶ øËâðñ This spring’s Roadcheck had to be delayed because of Covid-19. ðË×±ñ¶àâ ÕËðÆÁð» ù ÁÅêä¶ àð¾Õ» ÓÚ dates also come close on the Photo: John G. Smith heels of the 2020 event, which àð¾Õ» çÆ Ü»Ú çÅ Õ³î ÜÅðÆ ðÇÔ³çÅ ÔË, êð ÃÅñÅéÅ ð¯âÚËμÕ Ü»Ú ÇÂñËÕàÌÅÇéÕ ñÅÇ×³× ÇâòÅÇÂà (ÂÆ.ÁËñ. had been rescheduled to ìÇñà÷ òð׶ ê̯×ðÅî ù Õ¯Çòâ-AI ÕðÕ¶ î°Á¾åñ ÕðéÅ ÇêÁÅ ÃÆÍ âÆ.) ñÅÀ°äÅ ñÅ÷îÆ Ô¯ä 寺 åÕðÆìé ÇÂ¾Õ îÔÆéÅ êÇÔñ» Ô¯ò¶×ÆÍ ÇÂÔ ÕÅùé September because of Covid- åÃòÆð : ܽé ÜÆ. ÃÇî¾æ AB ܱé ù Áîñ ÓÚ ÁÅ ÇðÔÅ ÔËÍ 19 precautions. ÇÂà òÅðÆ ÕÆåÆ ÜÅä òÅñÆ ð¯âÚËμÕ Vehicles that successfully çÆ ÇîåÆ B@B@ çÆ ÇîåÆ å¯º Ç÷ÁÅçÅ ç±ð éÔƺ ÔË ÇÕÀ°ºÇÕ Õ¯Çòâ-AI pass a Level 1 or Level 5 inspection should receive a CVSA decal. ÃÅòèÅéÆÁ» ÕðÕ¶ ÇÂà ù Ãå³ìð åÕ Á¾×¶ êÅ Çç¾åÅ Ç×ÁÅ ÃÆÍ Equipment with such a mark generally avoids other roadside ܯ ×¾âÆÁ» ñËòñ A Ü» ñËòñ E Ü»Ú êÅà Õð Ü»çÆÁ» Ôé À°é·» ù ÃÆ.òÆ. inspections for the following three months. ÁËÃ.¶. çÅ âÆÕËñ ÇîñçÅ ÔËÍ ÁÇÜÔ¶ ÇéôÅé òÅñÆÁ» ×¾âÆÁ» çÆ ÁÅî å½ð Transport Canada and the Canadian Council of Motor Óå¶ Á×ñ¶ Çå³é îÔÆÇéÁ» åÕ ÃóÕ» ÇÕéÅð¶ Ü»Ú éÔƺ ÕÆåÆ Ü»çÆÍ Transport Administrators participate in Roadcheck along with àð»Ãê¯ðà ÕËé¶âÅ Áå¶ ÕËé¶âÆÁé Õ½ºÃñ ÁÅø î¯àð àð»Ãê¯ðà the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and ÁËâÇîéÆÃàð¶ôé òÆ ÁîðÆÕÆ øËâðñ î¯àð ÕËðÆÁð öøàÆ ÁËâÇîéÆÃàð¶ôé Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transportation and Áå¶ îËÕÃÆÕ¯ ç¶ Ã³ÚÅð Áå¶ ÁÅòÅÜÅÂÆ î³åðÆ Áå¶ ÇÂÃ ç¶ éËôéñ ×Åðâ éÅñ its National Guard. ð¯âÚËμÕ ÓÚ ÇÔ¾ÃÅ ñ˺çÅ ÔËÍ
22 MARCH 2021
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