The document summarizes the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), a nonprofit organization comprised of motor carrier safety enforcement agencies in North America. The CVSA works to promote uniformity in commercial motor vehicle inspections and regulations through committees and programs. Roadside inspections are a core CVSA activity, with over 4 million conducted annually across North America. Inspections focus on critical vehicle and driver issues to improve safety and compliance.

1. Minimizing Violations at
Roadside Inspections
Steve Keppler
Executive Director
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

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About CVSA
• A non-profit 501(c)(3) trade association
– 70 Members, 470 Associate Members, 25 Local Members
– Began at industry’s urging in 1980 with several western States and Canadian
provinces
• Why was it initiated?
– Safety was a concern ------ deregulation
– Need for uniformity and reciprocity in regulation, standards, and enforcement
• How does it work?
– Support from public and private sectors critical
– All CMV disciplines at the table and involved in setting and maintaining the
standards
– Focused agenda, clear expectations and results
– Open the doors from the get-go
– Processes and procedures for input and output are explicit and inclusive

3. Special Committees
• Driver/Traffic Enforcement
• Hazardous Materials
• Information Systems
• Passenger Carrier
• COHMED
• NAIC
• Level VI
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• Program Initiatives
• Size and Weight
• Training
• Vehicle
• Operation Safe Driver
• Operation Air Brake
• Roadcheck
• International Driver
Excellence Award
Programs

4. CVSA also works strategically
• Principal North America federal agencies are at the
table and engaged in the dialogue
– FMCSA, FHWA, PHMSA, NHTSA, RITA, TSA, DOE (US)
– Transport Canada, CCMTA (Canada)
– SCT, Federal Police (Mexico)
• US Congress
– Government Affairs
– Legislative activity
– Testify at hearings
• Association of Associations
• Industry has a seat at the table and has a voice
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5. CMV Safety -- Unique relationships
• Federal/State/Provincial relationships
– MCSAP in U.S.
• $218M (FY2014) --- $8M in 1984
– Additional $95M in other state grants
• 20% (minimum) State match
– Many states put in MUCH more of their own $$
– Provincial-centric in Canada
– Federal focus in Mexico
• Varying agencies in States (US) have responsibility
– “Lead Agency” coordinates
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6. Motor Carrier Safety Assistance
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Program
• Bulk of MCSAP $$ is Formula Based
– Several state grants are competitive
– Border, New Entrant, High Priority, CDLPI, SaDIP, PRISM, CVISN
• State has to produce an Annual Commercial Vehicle Safety
Plan.
– 49 CFR Part 350
– Reviewed and approved by FMCSA
• Performance-based and data-driven.
• MCSAP Program Elements
– Driver/Vehicle Inspections, Traffic Enforcement, Compliance
Reviews, Public Education and Awareness, Data Collection

7. CVSA Core Activities
• Roadside CMV Inspector Certification
• The North American Standard (NAS) Inspection
Procedures
– 7 inspection types
• NAS Out of Service Criteria
• NAS Training Program
• CVSA Decal Program
8 Technical Committees and 7 Programs that do the work
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8. Goals of the Roadside Inspection
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Program
• Remove unsafe carriers, drivers and vehicles from the highways.
• Direct attention to the rules and regulations by requiring carrier
safety improvements, repairs of vehicle defects and appropriate
remedial action for vehicle and/or driver violations.
• Document violations that might be used in subsequent
enforcement actions.
• Obtain information regarding carriers, drivers, vehicles, and cargo
relative to safety and compliance, and overall program direction
and evaluation.
• Facilitate uniformity and reciprocity of the roadside enforcement
program.
• Support on-going assessment of vehicle, driver and carrier safety
posture.

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The Building
Blocks

10. Properly Secured Cargo?
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Duct Tape really can be
used for anything!

11. “Lay of the Land”
• 13,000+ CVSA Certified officers
deployed across North America
– 800,000 law enforcement personnel
• Over 1,400 fixed facilities
• 7 different inspection types
• 4 million NAS roadside
inspections conducted annually
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Inspection Types
• Level I – North American Standard Inspection
• Level II – Walk-Around Driver/Vehicle Inspection
• Level III – Driver-Credential Inspection
• Level IV – Special Inspections
• Level V – Vehicle-Only Inspection
• Level VI – Enhanced North American Standard
Inspection for Radioactive Shipments
• Level VIII – Jurisdiction Mandated Inspection

13. What are we seeing Roadside?
• Vehicle issues
– Brakes
– Lights
– Tires
– Oil/grease leaks
– No Periodic Inspection
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• Driver issues
– RODS F&M and not current
– Speeding
– English Language Proficiency
– Seat belts
– Medical Certificate
– 14 hour rule
– False logs

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2013 “Top 10” Driver Violations
2013 “Top 10” Vehicle Violations

15. Critical Inspection Items
• Brake system
• Coupling devices
• Exhaust systems
• Frames
• Fuel systems
• Turn signals/brake/tail/head
lamps/lamps on projecting
loads
• Steering mechanisms
• Driveline/driveshaft
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• Cargo securement
• Suspensions
• Tires
• Van and open-top trailer
bodies
• Wheels, rims and hubs
• Windshield wipers and
emergency exits and/or
electrical cables/systems in
engine/battery
compartments for buses.

16. “Crash Predictor Study”
• Top 10 behaviors linked
to future crash risk
• 2011 Release date
• MCMIS and CDLIS
• 587,772 truck drivers
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17. More Driver Factors
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Inspection Tools

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20. Why Should You Care?
– Safety is everyone’s responsibility
– There is a connection between safety and
profitability
– Driver and employee quality of life and retention
– CSA and Interventions
– Insurance and Business impacts
– The Tortise and the Hare
– View safety is an investment, not a cost
• Make it a habit and not a fad
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21. Enforcement Works
• Intervention Model measures the effectiveness of roadside
inspections and traffic enforcement activities.
– http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/pe/IRModelPg.aspx
• Roadside Inspections helped to avoid 10,210 total crashes, 6,581
injuries and saved 387 lives.
• Traffic Enforcement accompanied by an inspection helped to avoid
9,761 total crashes, 6,292 injuries and saved 370 lives.
• Compliance Reviews helped to avoid 2,860 total crashes, 1,866
injuries and saved 109 lives.
• Based only on the benefits of the lives saved (866), the benefit
accrued was $5.2 Billion
– MCSAP funding…….less than $250 Million
• Each roadside inspection is worth $2,414.26 in safety benefits
– Benefit to cost ratio is 18:1!
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22. Thanks and
come join us!
– CVSA Workshop
• April 12-16, 2015
• Jacksonville, FL
– Contact info
• www.cvsa.org
• 301-830-6143
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