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driver violations
FMCSA shuts down Adversity Transport as imminent hazard
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has shut down a Houston-based trucking company after declaring it an imminent hazard to public safety.
Adversity Transport was issued a federal out-of-service order on Jan. 25 forbidding the company to operate intrastate or interstate, after investigators uncovered a variety of safety violations.
“Adversity Transport’s complete and utter disregard for the [federal safety regulations] substantially increases the likelihood of serious injury or death...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-shuts-down-adversity-transport-as-imminent-hazard
Unannounced hazmat inspections reveal risks, unsafe practices
The results are in: Hazmat violations continue to be a problem.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released the findings of its unannounced-inspection initiative this summer, which cracked down on safety issues related to the transport of hazardous materials and dangerous goods (HM/DG) as part this year’s Road Blitz.
From June 21-25, commercial motor vehicle (CMV) inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. carried out 13,471 inspections of vehicles transporting HM/DGs. Of the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/unannounced-hazmat-inspections-reveal-risks-unsafe-practices
Despite drop in violations, fleets shouldn’t stray from safety
One could argue that the COVID-19 pandemic has inadvertently made the roads safer as driver violations have decreased this year. However, as the hardworking men and women of logistics continue to make sacrifices, safety shouldn’t be on the chopping block.
The good news: During its annual Safe Driver Week in July, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) enforcement officials issued warnings and citations to just 71,343 drivers of commercial and passenger vehicles in both the United States and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/despite-drop-in-violations-fleets-shouldnt-stray-from-safety