Three-Day Roadcheck 2009 Wraps Up Thursday
The three-day Roadcheck 2009 event sponsored by the Commercial Safety Vehicle Alliance wraps up Thursday, with more than 1,000 checkpoints set up on roads and highways across North America to monitor truck safety compliance.
CVSA, made up of law enforcement officials in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, sponsors the annual event in tandem with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. It is Roadcheck’s 22nd year.
One New York state trooper told television station News 10 Now in Syracuse, N.Y., that police would be looking for tired truckers, among other things.
A Georgia state safety official said the program would emphasize safety and security on the highways, the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press reported Wednesday.
CVSA is also looking for seat-belt compliance; the Times Free Press said that a recent survey showed 72% compliance among truck drivers.
Besides driver certifications and vehicle safety inspections, CVSA said officers this year also will be checking whether truck owners have paid the Unified Carrier Registration fees, which were mandated in 2007 by the federal government. (Click here for previous subscriber-content story.)
