Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | APRIL 2014 63 OUT-OF-SERVICE CRITERIA T he Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released the revised North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria (OOSC), effective April 1, 2014, for placing vehicles Out-of-Service at roadside safety inspections. CVSA is a nonprofit organization bringing federal, state and provincial government agencies together with representatives from private industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico who are dedicated to improv- ing commercial vehicle safety. The OOSC identifies serious safety violations that render a commercial vehicle or commercial vehicle operator an imminent danger to the general public. Commercial vehicles and operators placed Out-of-Service cannot operate until those items that rendered them out of service are remedied or repaired. The OOSC contains minimum standards. CVSA empha- sizes that operators should maintain their equipment at a higher level than presented in the OOSC. The following information is only a summary and is lim- ited to OOSC relevant to property-carrying operations. This summary does not necessarily cover the OOSC in full detail, so it is strongly recommended that operators also obtain the Official 2014 CVSA North American Standard Out-of-Ser- vice Criteria. The official version includes complete details, graphics and federal regulation references. For information on obtaining the official criteria, visit www.cvsa.org or call 301-830-6143. The necessity for CVSA law enforcement members to implement and adhere to these standards is: s ! MATTER OF LAW s $ETERMINED AS NECESSARY BY THE ALLIANCE TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND s ! PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATION %XCEPT WHERE STATE PROVINCIAL OR federal laws preclude enforcement of a specific item, CVSA law enforcement members shall comply with the CVSA North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria. ON THE ROAD As an industry service, TA-Petro is proud to sponsor this important safety information. 2014 OUT-OF-SERVICE CRITERIA KEEP YOUR TRUCKS The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance provides its updated North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria to Commercial Carrier Journal. CVSA has no affiliation with the advertisers within this section and does not endorse their products.