It’s coming up to that time of year again… Roadcheck is just over a month away.
The International Road Check will target vehicles for 3 days across North America. According to the CVSA, approximately 17 vehicles will be inspected per minute across the continent.
This year’s focus is on tires, although most inspections will be full level 1 inspections (i.e. everything).
Make sure that you have your vehicles ready and your paperwork too.
Bill is the webmaster at Trucks-R-Us.ca. He develops and delivers training in Hours of Service, Pre-trip Inspections and Cargo Securement. He also assists Sylvie in performing safety audits.
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CVSA International Road Check – 2018 June 5-7. Mark it on your calendar. This is the date for the annual CVSA safety blitz. That means that MTO and OPP officers here in Ontario and their fellow officers around North America will be taking a more serious look at trucks and drivers for this weekend. While…
Yup, a lot of checking just be ready and on your best behaviour.