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Truck Fleet Safety * USA - Roadcheck 2008 Shows Advances in
Arlington,VA,USA -PRNewswire/USNewswire -1 Jul 2008: -- The U.S. trucking industry showed improvement in truck safety, including a significant increase in the number of drivers who passed roadside safety inspections and were in compliance with driver work and rest rules, according to the results of the 2008 truck safety Roadcheck conducted throughout North America by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance... Figures also showed the highest percent of vehicles passing Level I safety inspections in two decades during the annual three-day safety enforcement event... This year's figures show that the trucking industry continues to make progress in educating drivers about truck safety measures. Ninety-five percent of drivers inspected passed the safety inspection, representing a 14.5 percent improvement over 2007's figures, as drivers continue to become more comfortable with and properly apply the hours-of-service rules that govern work and rest. In 2008, 96.2 percent of all drivers were in compliance with hours-of-service rules, compared with 95.1 percent a year earlier...
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