More Roadcheck 2008 results now available
Despite some concerns that a weakening economy combined with ever-increasing fuel prices might push safety to the bottom of the list for commercial motor vehicle fleets, a recent check on the industry shows the lowest rate of out-of-service vehicles in two decades at the 2008 Roadcheck, from June 3-5.
For drivers, the 5.3 percent overall out-of-service rate was a 14.5 percent improvement over last year’s rate, a significant jump. For drivers, there was a significant improvement in hours of service compliance rates, reversing a trend from the past several years. In 2007, 66.3 percent of drivers placed out of service were done so for hours of service violations. In 2008, this number was 55.6 percent. In 2008 3.8 percent of all drivers inspected were placed out of service for an hours-of-service violation, down from 4.9 percent last year.
Despite other positive trends, the number of safety belt Read more…
With the screening phase of the new chemical facility security standards well under way, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now requiring high-risk facilities to perform and submit vulnerability assessments for their facilities.Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards recently entered its second stage with the launch of the secure, online Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) tool. The SVA tool is now available through the DHS online Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT).
First responders lack access to tools to identify releases 





