Roadcheck Blitz * Canada - Provinces shuffle OOS ratings in

Eighty percent of Canadian commercial vehicles inspected during the annual CVSA Roadcheck campaign last month

Ottawa,ONT,CAN -Today's Trucking -8 July 2010: ... Over the 72-hour roadside inspection blitz, 7,311 vehicles and drivers at 158 sites across the country underwent full inspections for mechanical and driver fitness... In total, 1,434 trucks, 29 passenger-carrying vehicles and 199 drivers were placed out of service for various safety defects and violations... Although slightly higher than last year’s figure of 17.8 percent, this year’s average vehicle OOS rate of 20 percent continues an overall downward trend over the past several years, says the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators... In many cases, drivers were able to make the necessary adjustments on site, are re-inspected and continue on their way... A total of 2.7 percent of drivers were placed out of service for logbook, driver qualification or paperwork problems, a slight improvement over 2009, when 95 percent of drivers were in compliance... Brake-related defects continue to account for close to half of all OOS violations, leading enforcement officials to encourage carriers and drivers alike to take an active part in the upcoming CVSA 2010 Brake Safety Week planned for September 12-18...