NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

With the recent crackdown on non-compliant ELDs, it has come to the attention of inspectors that most ELDs share underlying software and hardware, making it difficult for them to continue auditing to a model-by-model approach and simply taking individual ELD models off the self-certification registry. Taking individual ELD models off the self-certification registry leads to companies rebranding the ELD and re-self-certifying it under a new name. Non-Compliant ELDs create an o

Today, a coalition from DOT, DHS, the White House and Top U.S. Attorney's announced the Joint Task Force Crossroads of America, a multi-state partnership to secure our highways and strengthen border security. Partnering across federal, state, and local agencies, the Task Force will target criminal networks and fraud to reduce highway fatalities and protect Americans. Actions Include: USDOT Emergency removal of 110 commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools associated with more

he Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 12-18. Throughout the week, law enforcement will be paying particular attention to unsafe behavior by commercial motor vehicle drivers. Unsafe driving behavior includes speeding, distracted driving, fatigued/drowsy driving, following too closely, impaired driving, failure to wear a seatbelt, unsafe lane changes, disregarding traffic signals, etc. Operation Safe Driver Week is an