This year, the annual road check inspection will be conducted by both the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as well as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. The inspection is slotted to take place from June 2nd until June 4th. Within those 3 days, around 10,000 motor vehicle officials will be conducting over 70,000 inspections at 1,500 different stations within North America.
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Road Check Inspections
Friday, April 17th, 2015Safe Driving Practices to Adopt
Friday, April 10th, 2015
Most pedestrian drivers think nothing of driving a large truck. Unless you have ever been behind the wheel of one of those trucks, it’s hard to comprehend how difficult the job can be. Truck driving requires safe driving practices to keep the roadways safe. To understand the dangers of truck driving, consider this:
- In 2012, 300,000 accidents across the nation involved large trucks
- In 2014, Time magazine named truck driving one of the most dangerous jobs on their top 10 list
