NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

CVSA has released the results for its Aug. 23-29, 2026 Brake Safey Week inspection program. During Brake Safety Week throughout North America, 15,528 inspections were conducted, of which 15.3% (2,369) vehicles were placed OOS due to brake-related violations. Brake Safety Week occurs annually and is CVSA's seven-day inspection and compliance assessment program focused on identifying brake-system violations and educating industry stakeholders about the importance of properly fu

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released the results of its annual survey of the Top 10 Trucking Industry Issues. According to respondents (over 3,000 industry stakeholders across North America), the top issues include fuel prices, lawsuit abuse reform, CSA, Insurance costs/availability, driver shortage, economy, artificial intelligence, diesel emissions regulations, driver compensation, and driver retention. Fuel prices rose to the number one spot i

During this year's CVSA's Operation Safe Driver Week law enforcement performed 8,083 inspections and issued 3,968 warnings and 2,604 tickets/citations to commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and passenger vehicle (PV) drivers for unsafe driving. This year's event was held July 12-18, 2026 and focused on reckless, careless and dangerous driving. Among the most frequently cited unsafe driving behaviors were speeding, failure to wear a seat belt, texting and handheld device use, pos