ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT
Portable Sanitation Association International News
BIWEEKLY EDITION SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
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Depending on weather conditions, available resources or
personnel, or other factors, inspectors may opt to conduct
the Level II Walk-Around Driver/Vehicle Inspection, Level
III Driver/Credential/Administrative Inspection or Level V
Vehicle-Only Inspection. Roadside inspectors will conduct
vehicle and driver inspections following their department's
health and safety protocols and procedures in consideration
of the challenges associated with the pandemic.
For the driver portion of an inspection, the inspector will
collect and verify the driver's documents, identify the motor
carrier, examine the driver's license, check record of duty
status and review periodic inspection report(s). If applicable,
the inspector will check the Medical Examiner's Certificate, Skill Performance Evaluation Certificate and the driver's
daily vehicle inspection report. Inspectors will also check drivers for seat belt usage, illness, fatigue, and apparent
alcohol or drug possession or impairment.
Drivers found to be operating without the proper driver credentials; in possession of or under the influence of
drugs or alcohol; operating while ill, fatigued or showing other signs of impairment; or in violation of hours-of-
service rules may be placed out of service.
The vehicle portion of an inspection includes
checking critical vehicle inspection items such
as: brake systems, cargo securement, coupling
devices, driveline/driveshaft components,
driver's seat (missing), exhaust systems,
frames, fuel systems, lighting devices, steering
mechanisms, suspensions, tires, van and open-
top trailer bodies, wheels, rims and hubs,
and windshield wipers. Additional items for
buses, motorcoaches, passenger vans or other
passenger-carrying vehicles include emergency
exits, electrical cables and systems in engine
and battery compartments, and temporary and
aisle seating.
If an inspector identifies critical inspection
item violations that meet the North American
Standard Out-of-Service Criteria during a
vehicle inspection, the inspector will render the vehicle out of service, which means that vehicle will be restricted
from traveling until those violations are corrected.
International Roadcheck is a CVSA program with participation by FMCSA, the Canadian Council of Motor
Transport Administrators, Transport Canada and the SecretarÃa de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Ministry of
Communications and Transportation) of Mexico. v
