CVSA has set August 22-28, 2021 as Brake Safety Week. The week-long inspection period will focus on brake systems and components. As always, proactively check and service your vehicle to ensure you are mechanically fit, compliant, and SAFE! During Brake Safety Week, commercial motor vehicle … Read More

The FMCSA has suspended hours regs for relief haulers along the Gulf Coast, and a portion of Interstate 10 at the Alabama/Florida line is closed since Hurricane Sally made landfall and wreaked havoc. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a regional emergency declaration for Alabama, Florida, … Read More

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Roadcheck, the year’s largest inspection blitz, has been rescheduled for Sept. 9 – 11. Owner-operators and carriers have a month to prepare for the 72-hour enforcement period which has a special emphasis on the driver requirements component of inspections. … Read More

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week will proceed as scheduled Aug. 23-29. Enforcement officials will inspect commercial motor vehicles throughout the week for critical brake violations. Any brake-related or other critical out-of-service inspection item violations will restrict those vehicles from traveling until … Read More

Starting July 29, Love’s is requiring customers to wear face coverings or masks while inside all Love’s Travel Stops.  The Oklahoma City-based Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores announced today that all of its stores will require a mask or face covering July 29 at … Read More

It is very important during this unprecedented time we are experiencing to realize how important security methods are to our drivers. We would like to think that during this emergency crisis that no one would use this opportunity to harm a driver, steal cargo, or … Read More

Updated 4/7/20, 2:00 p.m. Government agencies, including US state and Canadian province permit offices, have some changes to their day-to-day operations and permit issuance plans during the COVID-19 outbreak. Agencies are staying in direct contact with transportation companies, permit agencies and organizations such as the … Read More

Effective 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state truck line highways within an area of Michigan described as follows. Highways north of a line on M-43 in the City of South Haven east to US-131 in Kalamazoo … Read More

The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is advising all to expect delays on oversize/overweight permits. They stated that although most OS/OW permits are issued in three business days, permits with more complex routes that require INDOT district approval will take additional time to process. They … Read More

Truck drivers, have you asked yourself lately if your brakes are ready for the day? Some may answer no and there may be some uncertainty with that question, especially with some recent data released by the CVSA about the number of vehicles removed from the … Read More