Freight Is Moving — But So Is the Line Between Safe and Sorry

May 23, 2025 at 04:07 PM CST
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is gearing up to formally request a big change: a federal time cap on personal conveyance use by truck drivers — specifically, limiting it to no more than two hours per day. Why? Because the data’s in — and it doesn’t look good. After reviewing more than 41,000 roadside inspections, CVSA found that 38% of drivers are using personal conveyance incorrectly. In plain terms, that means nearly 4 in 10 drivers are stretching the rule beyond what it was designed for — and that misuse may be contributing to more crashes and a higher rate of out-of-service violations. This isn’t just a technicality. According to federal crash records reviewed during the study, companies where personal conveyance is misused are four times more likely to be involved in a crash.

May 23, 2025 at 04:07 PM CST

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is gearing up to formally request a big change: a federal time cap on personal conveyance use by truck drivers — specifically, limiting it to no more than two hours per day.

Why? Because the data’s in — and it doesn’t look good.

After reviewing more than 41,000 roadside inspections, CVSA found that 38% of drivers are using personal conveyance incorrectly. In plain terms, that means nearly 4 in 10 drivers are stretching the rule beyond what it was designed for — and that misuse may be contributing to more crashes and a higher rate of out-of-service violations.

This isn’t just a technicality. According to federal crash records reviewed during the study, companies where personal conveyance is misused are four times more likely to be involved in a crash.