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Compiled by Lyndon Finney, Linda Garner-Bunch, John Worthen, and The Associated Press Presented in partnership with Normally this space would be filled with articles about legislation and regulatory matters, but with Congress almost solely focusing on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, there is not much going on in those arenas. So, we turn to another important aspect of trucking — safety. We lead off with the results of International Roadcheck 2021 which noted that hours-of-services violations accounted for almost half of all driver out-of-service orders. We follow that with a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that shows an increase of fatalities in the first quarter of 2021 over the same period last year. Other safety-related articles include Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator nominee Meera Joshi telling a Senate panel that safety will be her utmost priority. Finally, we read that the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board is calling for a shift in the way the country looks at road safety. HOS VIOLATIONS ACCOUNT FOR ALMOST HALF OF OUT-OF- SERVICE ORDERS DURING INTERNATIONAL ROADCHECK More than 40,000 commercial motor vehicle (CMV) inspections were conducted in May for International Roadcheck, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual high-volume, highvisibility inspection and enforcement initiative. Approximately 83.5% of the CMVs examined during the Roadcheck had no out-of-service (OOS) violations. However, inspectors had to remove 6,710 commercial motor vehicles and 2,080 drivers from roadways — a 16.5% vehicle and 5.3% driver OOS rate — over that three-day period after the discovery of OOS violations during inspections. CVSA-certified inspectors at weigh stations, inspection stations, roadside and designated inspection sites in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. inspected commercial trucks and combinations, cargo tank hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) trucks and combinations, non-cargo tank HM/DG trucks and combinations, and motorcoaches/buses during the initiative. Inspectors primarily conducted the North American Standard Level I inspection, a 37-step inspection process that involves thorough inspection of the vehicle (including underneath the vehicle) and the driver. Inspectors performed 23,135 Level I inspections and removed 5,048 vehicles (21.8%) and 1,200 (5.2%) drivers from roadways due to the discovery of critical vehicle or driver inspection item violations as identified in the CVSA North American Standard OOS Criteria. In Canada and the U.S., inspectors conducted 9,410 Level II inspections and placed 1,593 (16.9%) vehicles and 549 drivers (5.8%) OOS. They also conducted 6,836 Level III inspections and placed 331 drivers OOS. That is a 4.8% driver OOS rate. In Mexico, inspectors with the Ministry of Communications and Transportation and the National Guard conducted 1,288 Level V inspections. Vehicles that pass a Level I or V inspection with no critical vehicle inspection item violations are eligible to receive a CVSA decal. Generally, vehicles displaying a CVSA decal, valid for up to three months, are not subjected to inspection. Instead, jurisdictions typically focus their efforts on vehicles that do not display a valid decal. During the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2021 International Roadcheck, more than 40,000 vehicles were inspected in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. About 83.5% of those vehicles had no out-of-service violations. CVSA decals were placed on 9,951 power units, 3,795 trailers, and 190 motorcoaches/buses for a total of 13,936 decals. Of the 24,423 Level I and V inspections conducted throughout North America, 5,084 vehicles and 1,200 drivers were placed OOS — a 20.8% vehicle OOS rate and a 4.9% driver OOS rate. Each year, CVSA highlights a category of violations during International Roadcheck to bring awareness to certain aspects of a routine roadside inspection. This year, inspectors captured data on two categories — hours of service and lighting. There were 1,367 OOS lighting violations, accounting for 14.1% of all vehicle OOS violations, making it the third most-cited violation, after brake systems and tires. OOS lighting device violations include headlamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, turn signals, and lamps on projecting loads. SEE ROADCHECK, PAGE 11 8 TRUCKLOAD AUTHORITY | WWW.TRUCKLOAD.ORG TCA NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021
NHTSA ESTIMATES FIRST QUARTER FATALITIES UP OVER 2020 According to an early estimate of motor vehicle traffic fatalities for the first quarter of 2021, released in September by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 8,730 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes during January, February, and March. That’s a 10.5% increase from the 7,900 fatalities the agency projected for the first quarter of 2020. Despite fewer motorists on the road, NHTSA said the increase in fatalities was still prevalent. Preliminary data reported by the Federal Highway Administration shows vehicle miles traveled (VMT) during the first three months of 2021 decreased by 2.1%, or about 14.9 billion miles, from 2020. However, the fatality rates per 100 million VMT for the first quarter of 2021 increased to 1.26 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from the projected rate of 1.12 fatalities during the same time last year. “We must address the tragic loss of life we saw on the roads SEE FATALITIES, PAGE 11 The fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for the first quarter of 2021 increased to 1.26 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from the projected rate of 1.12 fatalities in the same time frame in 2020. SAFETY HER UTMOST PRIORITY, FMCSA ADMINISTRATOR NOMINEE MEERA JOSHI TELLS SENATE PANEL Ensuring the safety of the women and men who are literally driving the commercial motor vehicle industry, as well as all motorists with whom they share the road, is her personal and utmost priority, Meera Joshi, nominee for administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), told members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation during her confirmation hearing in mid-September. “Sadly, since 2009, commercial motor vehicle-related roadway fatalities in the United States have steadily risen, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives of men, women, and children,” noted Joshi. “And, every year, over 800 of these victims are large truck or bus drivers. I am deeply committed to the undisputed work ahead, reversing this fatal trend,” she stated. The committee sent Joshi’s nomination to the full Senate. At the time of this writing, no date has been set for a committee vote on her nomination. Joshi said commercial motor vehicles, particularly large trucks, are not only essential to America’s thriving economy, transporting over 70% of the nation’s freight, but they are also critical in times of crisis. “I am no stranger to roadway tragedy and implementing strategies to improve safety,” said Joshi, noting that as head of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, she was at the forefront of the city’s Vision Zero Campaign, setting the rules of the road for more than 150,000 professional taxi and for-hire drivers. “I witnessed firsthand the pain of families who had lost loved ones to traffic violence and ensured that all new drivers knew their names and the names of those they lost,” she said. “It was also important to me to publicly acknowledge the city’s highly skilled professional drivers, women and men, who year after year safely transported passengers throughout congested city streets. “I led pilots to integrate innovative vehicle safety technology, increased the effectiveness of roadway enforcement and inspections, and used data analytics to identify and remove the most dangerous drivers from the road and operators from the industry,” she continued. “I worked collaboratively with drivers, large and small operators, tech companies, safety and labor advocates, elected officials, their constituents, passengers as well as the general public,” she added. “The result of these productive relationships was balanced policy that raised safety and accountability standards for all. This experience is the source of my desire and belief that I can make a positive difference nationwide in roadway safety as administrator of the FMCSA.” Joshi lauded the efforts of trucking and the motorcoach industry. As for trucking, she said throughout COV- ID-19 the trucking industry was at the forefront, FMCSA Administrator nominee Meera Joshi testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation as part of a confirmation hearing. moving vaccines, testing supplies, and oxygen. In addition, when the Colonial Pipeline was breached, tank trucks transported fuel. “Most recently, during Hurricane Ida, large trucks brought emergency supplies to our hardest hit regions,” she added. Joshi said her mission was further strengthened by the committee’s historic investment in commercial motor vehicle safety through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA). “IIJA funding creates American jobs, allowing FMCSA’s state partners to hire additional personnel for roadside inspections and reach the true breadth of the vast commercial motor vehicle industry,” she noted. “In short, IIJA investment in commercial motor vehicle safety will save lives.” TCA NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 WWW.TRUCKLOAD.ORG | TRUCKLOAD AUTHORITY 9
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