Fiscal 2020 Annual Report OCT. 1, 2019 TO SEPT. 30, 2020 The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is a nonprofit association comprised of local, state, provincial, territorial and federal commercial motor vehicle safety officials and industry representatives. The Alliance aims to achieve uniformity, compatibility and reciprocity of commercial motor vehicle inspections and enforcement by certified inspectors dedicated to driver and vehicle safety. Mission Statement Our mission is to improve commercial motor vehicle safety and uniformity throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States by providing guidance and education to enforcement, industry and policy makers. Vision Statement CVSA will be recognized as the North American leader in commercial motor vehicle safety and enforcement. Statement of Values Integrity – providing our members and partners with the basis for trust, accountability, transparency and respect. Professionalism – consistently developing the highest level of competence, work ethic, responsiveness, openness to new ideas, efficiency and continuous self- improvement. Leadership – to inspire, influence, guide and support our members and partners in the pursuit of our mission. Teamwork – valuing people working together to achieve common goals and partnerships to achieve uniformity and enhance our effectiveness. CVSA 2020 Annual Report 1 Programs and Services North American Standard Operational Policies Level VI Inspection Program Inspection Program CVSA’s committees update operational • CVSA held two Level VI Inspection Approximately 4 million inspections were policies related to training and the ongoing certification classes, certifying conducted throughout North America. maintenance and enhancement of the 21 new inspectors to conduct the roadside enforcement program. Operational North American Standard Level VI policies provide guidelines for certification Inspection for Transuranic Waste and CVSA Decals of inspectors, uniform documentation of Highway Route Controlled Quantities violations, regulatory guidance and other of Radioactive Materials. With the CVSA provided more than 1.3 million decals program-related issues. The board approved completion of Class 178, the total to its enforcement members. For a vehicle changes to the following: number of Level VI certified inspectors/ to qualify for a CVSA decal, it must not have • Operational Policy 4 – Inspector officers was 723. any vehicle violations of the critical vehicle Training and Certification • There were 523 Level VI Inspections inspection items outlined in the North conducted in the U.S. and 18 conducted American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria. If • Operational Policy 5 – Inspection/CVSA in Canada (Ontario). no violations are detected during an eligible Decal • inspection, a CVSA decal may be applied. • Operational Policy 17 – Uniform There was one change to the 2020 Maximum Fine Schedule Level VI North American Standard Out- of Service Criteria, which took effect on North American Standard April 1, 2020. Out-of-Service Criteria Inspection Bulletins • Approximately 1,200 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria CVSA’s committee structure updates the Inspection bulletins provide important and Level VI Inspection Procedures North American Standard Out-of-Service information to augment the existing Handbooks were distributed. Criteria, which are the guidelines by which inspection program. As of Sept. 30, 2020, commercial motor vehicle enforcement there were 36 active inspection bulletins to • An eight-hour refresher training course officials identify unsafe driver conditions or help support the North American Standard was held in Louisville, Kentucky, at the insufficient driver requirements, dangerous Inspection Program. French and Spanish COHMED Conference in January 2020. mechanical conditions, unsafe transportation versions are available for most inspection • The annual Train the Trainer course was of hazardous materials/dangerous goods and bulletins. Six new inspection bulletins were held Feb. 25-27, 2020, in Little Rock, unsafe motor carrier operations. created in fiscal 2020: Arkansas. CVSA offers the out-of-service criteria as • 2020-05 – Securement of Roll-on/Roll- a spiral-bound print version, downloadable off, Hook-Lift and Lugger Containers on secure PDF and a smart phone app. It’s also Vehicles available in French and Spanish, as well as • 2020-04 – Commercial Driver’s License bilingual English/French and English/Spanish Queries Should Be Conducted Through versions. CDLIS For the 2020 criteria, which took effect on April • 2020-03 – Identifying Undeclared 1, 2020, 16 changes were recommended by Hazardous Materials Shipments committees and approved by the membership. • 2020-02 – Roadside Examination of CVSA held a webinar on Feb. 5, 2020, to Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Status outline the changes to the out-of-service Individuals responsible for providing Level VI refresher criteria. There were 421 attendees. • 2020-01 – Unified Carrier Registration training to their state’s Level VI inspectors attended the Agreement Enforcement Bulletin 2020 Train the Trainer course. • 2019-04 – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Under-21 Military CDL Pilot Program CVSA held a webinar on Oct. 30, 2019, with 189 registrants, and on Feb. 5, 2020, with 421 registrants, outlining changes to operational policies, inspection bulletins and inspection procedures. CVSA 2020 Annual Report 2 Programs and Services Operation Safe Driver Late won’t kill you, Emergency Declarations Speeding will. Webpage Law enforcement personnel observed Operation Safe Driver Week 66,421 drivers engaging in unsafe driver July 12-18, 2020 CVSA obtained High Priority Grant In 2018, 9,378 people died in speed-related • behaviors on roadways and issued 71,343 crashes. That's 25% of all roadway funding from the Federal Motor Carrier fatalities that year. Source: NHTSA warnings and citations as part of Operation • National data shows that even a 10 mph Law enforcement personnel will be on the Safety Administration and partnered with speed increase ups the risk of a crash by lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and Source: Fortune Safe Driver Week, July 12-18, 2020, a 9.1%. Operation Safe passenger vehicle drivers engaging in dangerous driver behaviors, such as speeding, distracted Seikosoft, a contracted software company, • Speeding continues to be the number one driving, failure to use a seatbelt, following too cited driver-related factor in highwayDriver Week closely, aggressive driving, failure to obey traffic driver-focused safety initiative aimed fatal crashes. Source: Bureau of Transportation control devices, drunk or drugged driving, etc. Statistics to develop emergencydeclarations.org, July 12-18, 2020 www.cvsa.orgDrivers engaging in such driving behaviors will at curbing dangerous driver behaviors be pulled over by law enforcement and may be a permanent, reliable “one-stop shop” issued a warning and/or citation. through interactions with law enforcement. for emergency information, such as Despite the challenges associated with current emergency declarations, waivers, the pandemic, 3,681 enforcement officers amendments, extensions, exemptions, from 55 Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions For more information, visit www.OperationSafeDriver.org. executive orders, etc. Each jurisdiction interacted with 29,921 commercial motor (and some relevant agencies and vehicle drivers and 36,500 passenger organizations) is responsible for updating vehicle drivers. its emergency declaration information Operation Airbrake through the secure online portal, ensuring Speeding, which was the focus of 2020 the information contained on the website Operation Safe Driver Week, was the top • An Unannounced Brake Safety Day was is timely and accurate. traffic enforcement violation for both scheduled for spring 2020; however, types of drivers. Passenger vehicle drivers due to the pandemic, that enforcement received 14,378 citations and 11,456 initiative was canceled. HM/TDG Road Blitz warnings for speed-related offenses. • Brake Safety Week took place Aug. 23-29, An unannounced week-long enforcement Commercial motor vehicle drivers were 2020, as scheduled. During Brake Safety blitz focused on the inspection, regulatory issued 2,339 speed-related citations and Week, 12% of the 43,565 commercial compliance and enforcement of hazardous 3,423 warnings. motor vehicles inspected were placed materials/dangerous goods regulations in CVSA provided approximately 20,000 out of service for brake-related violations. Canada, Mexico and the U.S. was planned postcards (pictured right) to motor carriers Inspectors from Canada, Mexico and the for 2020; however, that enforcement blitz and law enforcement to distribute in the U.S. removed 5,156 commercial motor was canceled due to the pandemic. weeks leading up to and during Operation vehicles from roadways due to brake Safe Driver Week. violations. International Roadcheck More than 50,000 North American Standard Level I, II, III and V Inspections were conducted throughout Canada, Mexico and the U.S. during the 2020 International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection and enforcement initiative. The overall vehicle out-of- service rate in North America for Level I, II and V Inspections combined was 20.9%. International Roadcheck took place Sept. 9-11, 2020. It was originally scheduled for May 5-7, 2020, but was postponed to September due to the pandemic. Brake Safety Week took place Aug. 23-29, 2020. CVSA 2020 Annual Report 3 Programs