CVSA Announces Brake Safety Week Is Aug. 21-27

Greenbelt, Maryland (June 7, 2022) – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced Aug. 21-27 as the dates for this year’s Brake Safety Week. Brake Safety Week is an annual commercial motor vehicle brake-safety inspection, enforcement and education initiative conducted by law enforcement jurisdictions in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

June 8, 2022

Operation Safe Driver Week Is July 10-16 With Focus on Speeding

Greenbelt, Maryland (March 29, 2022) – This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 10-16. Law enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will be on roadways throughout that week issuing warnings and citations to commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in unsafe driving behaviors, such as speeding, distracted driving, following too closely, improper lane change, drunk or drugged driving, etc.

March 29, 2022

Weight restriction modified on Interstate 55 bridge in Rankin County

JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has imposed a weight restriction on an Interstate 55 bridge in Rankin County.

The I-55 bridge was recently inspected, and the inspection documented deterioration in the concrete box girders near the supports. A further in-depth inspection and analysis showed the deterioration is due to overload and the bridge needs to be load posted until repairs can be made.

February 17, 2022

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