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This month Safety Training Manager Samuel Wilfert talks about the Safety Department completing another driver-trainer training class in Dallas, Texas and the Roadcheck 2019 results.
Earlier this month, the Safety Department completed another driver-trainer training class in Dallas, Texas. Not only was it a huge accomplishment for the participating drivers, every employee in attendance accepted the opportunity to exercise our core values and be an integral part of Saia. We look forward to these professionals training future and existing drivers throughout our company. Congratulations!
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BOI
COS
CRD
FON
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GLK
HRL
Charles Thigpen
Scott Gafford
Thomas Mortenson
Daniel Probasco
Daniel Harris
Edgar Rodriguez
Gregory Leach
Zachary Ledesma
Mario Torres
HST
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MAD
MON
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Mark Clark, Jr.
Joseph Davis
Lawrence Delgado, Jr.
John Bannas
Kyle Olson
Steve Murray
Evan Hartmen II
Paris Ditcharo
Steuart Lulue
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Richard Reid
Hung Tran
Frank Russo
William Fender
David Fox
Anthony Sanchez
James Gilmore
David Acevedo
Jeffrey Samsel
Roadcheck 2019 Results
Please note that the Roadcheck results reported below are from CVSA’s overall data from all inspections conducted June 4-6 and are not Saia’s specific results.
More than 12,000 vehicles and almost 2,800 drivers were removed from the roadways for violations during the annual International Roadcheck hosted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA). The Roadcheck is a 72-hour inspection and safety event that identifies and removes unsafe commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) and drivers from roadways in the U.S. and Canada.
Inspectors conducted 67,072 inspections on CMVs, which represented a 17.9 percent out-of-service (OOS) rate for vehicles and a 4.2 percent OOS rate for drivers. Of the inspections conducted, 45,068 were “Level 1” inspections, which consists of a 37-step procedure that includes an exam of the driver operating requirements and vehicle equipment. A total of 12,019 vehicles were declared OOS and 2,784 drivers were declared OOS.
Braking systems ranked No. 1 on the list of OOS vehicle violations. Listed below are the top ten OOS vehicle violations:
- Braking systems - 4,578 (28%)
- Tires and wheels - 3,156 (19.3%)
- Brake adjustment - 2,801 (17.1%)
- Cargo securement - 1,991 (12.2%)
- Lighting devices - 1,875 (11.5%)
- Suspensions - 703 (4.3%)
- Steering mechanisms - 408 (2.5%)
- Frames - 170 (1%)
- Driveline/driveshaft - 61 (0.4%)
- Fuel systems - 44 (0.3%)
Hours-of-service (HOS) violations ranked No. 1 on the list of OOS driver violations. Here are the top five OOS driver violations:
- Hours-of-service - 1,179 (37.2%)
- Wrong class license - 714 (22.5%)
- False logs - 467 (17.1%)
- Suspended license - 232 (7.3%)
- Drugs/alcohol - 99 (3.1%)
Other inspection notes included:
- 748 seat belt violations
- 13.7% of CMVs inspected for hazardous materials/dangers goods (527 of 3,851) were placed OOS