CVSA

KEEP YOUR TRUCKS ON THE ROAD OUT-OF-SERVICE CRITERIA As an industry service, Shell is proud to sponsor this important safety information. 2012 OUT-OF-SERVICE CRITERIA T he Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released the revised Out-of- Service Criteria (OOSC), effective April 1, 2012, for placing vehicles Out-of-Service at roadside safety inspections. CVSA is a nonprofit organization bringing fed- eral, state and provincial government agencies together with representatives from private industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico who are dedicated to improving com- mercial vehicle safety. The OOSC identifies serious violations that render a commercial vehicle or commercial vehicle operator an im- minent 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 2012 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 202-775-1623. The necessity for CVSA law enforcement members to implement and adhere to these standards is: • A matter of law; • Determined as necessary by the alliance to promote safety; and • A professional obligation. Except where state, provincial or federal laws preclude enforcement of a specific item, CVSA law enforcement members shall comply with the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria. COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL

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