The next Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance enforcement blitz (CVSA) is less than one month away.
Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled to take place in the U.S.A., Mexico and Canada from July 7-13, 2024.
During the CVSA Operation Safety Driver Week, law-enforcement agencies will be on patrol to catch drivers of commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles engaging in unsafe driving behavior, such as speeding or distracted driving, driving too closely, driving drunk or under the influence of drugs, etc. Violators will be stopped and warned or given a ticket.
The CVSA stated that “Operation Safe Driver Week is designed to improve the safety on our roads through proactive driver education and outreach, and by addressing dangerous driving behaviors with responsive traffic enforcement when drivers engage in dangerous driving behavior on our highways.”
Operation Safe Driver Week will focus on reckless, careless or dangerous driving. This is defined as “operating a vehicle without due attention and care or reasonable consideration for others motorists or road users.”
11 448 commercial vehicle traffic checks were conducted during Operation Safe Driver Week last year. A total of 2,634 tickets/citations and 4,592 warnings were issued to commercial motor vehicle operators.
After Operation Safe Driver Week, truckers still have to endure one more CVSA blitz by 2024.
Brake safety week is scheduled from August 25 to 31, 2024. During Brake safety week, commercial motor vehicle inspections are conducted on large trucks and busses throughout North America. Inspectors look for brake-system violations.