Roadcheck 2011 * USA - To focus on HOS violations

Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine -June 1, 2011: -- Each year, approximately 10,000 CVSA-certified local, state, provincial and federal inspectors at 1,500 locations across North America perform the truck and bus inspections...   Roadcheck 2011 is the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 72-hour safety blitz. CVSA sponsors Roadcheck with participation by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)... Considering that 70 percent of HOS violations are “form and manner” violations, this would be a good week to take a long hard look at your logbooks. The CVSA annual Roadcheck safety blitz will focus its enforcement on HOS and logbook violations next week, June 7-9... Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial vehicles in the world, with approximately 14 trucks or buses being inspected, on average, every minute from Canada to Mexico during a 72-hour period...

TECHNO CONTROLS * Canada - Patrol Vehicle Mounted Thermal Inspection System

Mobile system provides CVE inspectors with instant roadside inspection capabilities optimized for safety pre-screening

Edmonton,Canada -Intelligent Imaging Systems Inc. (PR) -6 Dec 2010: -- The Patrol Vehicle Mounted Thermal Inspection System (PVMTIS) is the first of its kind available to the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) market. The PVMTIS is designed and engineered exclusively to meet the requirements of CVE operations...  The ruggedized mobile system provides CVE inspectors with instant roadside inspection capabilities optimized for safety pre-screening. In addition to providing an economic alternative to full-sized inspection systems, the PVMTIS also offers the versatility of being redeployed for night-time driver safety or for search and surveillance operations...

- Thermal inspection systems: Designed with the roadside in mind. No other organization in the world has deployed more Thermal Inspection Systems for highway safety than IIS. We have an expertise and track record that you can trust to deliver the most effective inspection systems available in the marketplace.

- Infrared Inspection System (IRIS): Employs a military class thermal imager with industry leading functionality and sensitivity so that officers can quickly and accurately identify specific equipment malfunctions on passing vehicles in multiple deployment formats. IRIS components are certified from -30 C (-22 F) to 170 C (338 F) and stressed to withstand 2G constant vibrations and 5G impact force. Advanced software interfaces and communication systems support coordinated enforcement efforts and remote deployment operations.