What's The Last Day Of This Years DOT Blitz

In a blog recently published by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, an attorney who represents truck accident victims writes about the dangers posed by trucks in the days following the Roadcheck inspection blitz.

Lawyer Warns About After-Effects Of “Roadcheck Vacation”
Attorney Steve Laird’s piece entitled “Danger looms in annual road safety blitz” was published May 27. The article begins with a warning to motorists: “One of the most dangerous times of the year to be on the road is coming next week, although a majority of drivers will never realize the risks because they were never warned.”

Laird goes on to explain that drivers and trucking companies are made aware of the coming Roadcheck inspections months in advance — and he says that this advanced notice gives unsafe truckers an advantage. Laird writes: “A lot of improperly licensed drivers and those who operate unsafe trucks avoid work during Roadcheck in order to escape the scrutiny of safety regulators.” The article names the phenomenon “Roadcheck Vacation.”

Laird contends that one of the results of the Roadcheck vacation phenomenon is that in the days after the campaign, highways become more dangerous as “unsafe vehicles and sketchy drivers return to the highway.”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram piece does not include any data on truck crash numbers in the days following Roadcheck.

You can click here to read Laird’s piece in full.
Sources:
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Dallas Morning News


for what it's worth~ be safe, Drivers.

 

I agree. I used to drop some coin on wear and tear stuff just make sure I was level 1 ready at all times. I looked at it like, can spend the money now, and pass, or get written up, fail, get the CSA points, then spend even more money getting it fixed some place I probably wouldn't go.

One good thing about the blitz, we got new rubber on our day cabs lol, they needed it bad too.

 

^^^ me too!~ I'm a daycab guy now, as well. . . and he sent me out to work today, for spending his money on the tires, I suppose. LoL. All good, I'm safe. Get paid for the runs, eventually, still feel like it was 'tit for tat' but. . . . oh well! We roll as we see appropriate.
Congrats on your new rubber as well~!!

 

That reminds me to uncover the hidden jaegermister in my sleeper....

 

Ya got a BOL for that?!?!? heheheheh...
Lucky you if ya do; nobody wants to steal my 6122 nor trade !

 

17th

 

This thread was from last year

 

Odessa tx on 20
Both sides being hammered
11:15 am

 

CVSA's 2017 International Roadcheck Enforcement Event to Take Place June 6-8 with Special Emphasis on Cargo Securement - CVSA - Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

 

normally i work during the blitz most years iv ended up doing short haul work in some off the beaten path location just by chance (not that i was seeking it due to the blitz) and hardly even seen any dot during previous blitz's never been inspected during the blitz. this year i guess im not working during the blitz because my truck is down because it decided to eat its camshaft and is in the shop. i don't really take any consideration for the blitz in my plans. most enforcement around the area's i run is random enforcement anyway, there work one area for a day and move on somewhere else.