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Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving fast approaching and everyone starting to make plans for the holiday, please keep in mind that the Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel times of the year, and with all the excitement travelers tend to become more focused on the celebrations and less on getting to their destinations as safely as possible.  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during the 2011 Thanksgiving holiday 249 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes nationwide, 50 percent were not wearing seat belts.  This Thanksgiving, and every day, please make sure to buckle up so that you arrive safely to your destination and can celebrate with your loved ones.

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Roadcheck 2013

CVSA Roadcheck 2013 logoThe Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) and its members across the United States, Canada and Mexico will be participating in Roadcheck 2013, starting June 4 and running 72 hours straight.  This is the 26th anniversary of this annual enforcement and outreach campaign promoting commercial vehicle safety.  Top priority for both enforcement and the industry during this event will be ensuing compliance with the U.S., Canadian and Mexican federal, provincial and state motor carrier safety regulations.  During the campaign approximately three times the daily number of inspections will be conducted.  In addition to the North America Standard Level I inspections, Roadcheck will be focusing special enforcement attention on passenger carrying motorcoaches and buses and proper securement of cargo this year. Read More

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Roadcheck 2013

CVSA Roadcheck 2013 logoThe Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) and its members across the United States, Canada and Mexico will be participating in Roadcheck 2013, starting June 4 and running 72 hours straight.  This is the 26th anniversary of this annual enforcement and outreach campaign promoting commercial vehicle safety.  Top priority for both enforcement and the industry during this event will be ensuing compliance with the U.S., Canadian and Mexican federal, provincial and state motor carrier safety regulations.  During the campaign approximately three times the daily number of inspections will be conducted.  In addition to the North America Standard Level I inspections, Roadcheck will be focusing special enforcement attention on passenger carrying motorcoaches and buses and proper securement of cargo this year. Read More

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Click It or Ticket

click or ticket logoMay 20 through June 2 is the 2013 National Seat Belt Enforcement Crackdown, and Click It or Ticket campaign.  The mission of the Click It or Ticket campaign is to crack down on seat belt non-use and to reduce highway fatalities.  Seat belts are the most effective safety feature ever invented and have helped save thousands of lives; still one in five Americans fail to regularly wear a seat belt when driving or riding in a motor vehicle.

In 2008, seat belts saved more than 13,000 lives nationwide.  Seat belts saved more than 75,000 lives from 2004 and 2008, enough to fill a large sports arena.  Seat belts are the best defense against impaired, aggressive, and distracted drivers. Please remember to buckle up every time you are in a vehicle.

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Click It or Ticket

click or ticket logoMay 20 through June 2 is the 2013 National Seat Belt Enforcement Crackdown, and Click It or Ticket campaign.  The mission of the Click It or Ticket campaign is to crack down on seat belt non-use and to reduce highway fatalities.  Seat belts are the most effective safety feature ever invented and have helped save thousands of lives; still one in five Americans fail to regularly wear a seat belt when driving or riding in a motor vehicle.

In 2008, seat belts saved more than 13,000 lives nationwide.  Seat belts saved more than 75,000 lives from 2004 and 2008, enough to fill a large sports arena.  Seat belts are the best defense against impaired, aggressive, and distracted drivers. Please remember to buckle up every time you are in a vehicle.

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Motorcycle Safety Awareness

Share the Road

May kicks off Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, an initiative supported by the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), to encourage motorcyclists and drivers of all other kinds of vehicles to “share the road”.

The NHTSA reported that motorcyclist fatalities increased in 2011 to 4,612, accounting for 14 percent of total fatalities for the year.  Read More

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Motorcycle Safety Awareness

Share the Road

May kicks off Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, an initiative supported by the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), to encourage motorcyclists and drivers of all other kinds of vehicles to “share the road”.

The NHTSA reported that motorcyclist fatalities increased in 2011 to 4,612, accounting for 14 percent of total fatalities for the year.  Read More

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Rail’s Safest Year on Record

In their March 11 press release the Association of American Railroads announced that 2012 was the safest year in the rail industry history according to the newest statics released by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).  The previous record was set in 2011.  The train accident rate per million train miles was down 19 percent, the employee casualty rate was down 9 percent, and the grade crossing collision rate was down 8 percent in 2012 compared to 2011.  Read More

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Rail’s Safest Year on Record

In their March 11 press release the Association of American Railroads announced that 2012 was the safest year in the rail industry history according to the newest statics released by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).  The previous record was set in 2011.  The train accident rate per million train miles was down 19 percent, the employee casualty rate was down 9 percent, and the grade crossing collision rate was down 8 percent in 2012 compared to 2011.  Read More

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Freight Railroads Invest in 2013

According to the announcement made by the Association of American Railroads on February 6, 2013 the nation’s major freight railroads plan to invest an estimated $24.5 billion to build, maintain and upgrade America’s rail network.  These investments will ensure freight railroads can continue to deliver for the nation’s economy. Read More