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JOURNAL NEWS INBRIEF 09/12 selected the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to conduct a study into whether electronic onboard recorders reduce the risk of fatigue-related crashes. The study will use existing data to compare safety records and crash rates among EOBR-equipped trucks and nonequipped trucks. The study also will look at hours-of- service compliance and associated costs and benefits of the devices. ATRI's comparative analysis of Roll Stability Systems indicated that installation of Roll Stability Control technology may result in fewer rollover and jackknife crashes com- pared to trucks equipped with Electronic Stability Control, while RSC installation costs were significantly lower than ESC installa- tion costs. The study is available at http:// atri-online.org. Continued on page 16 CVSA continued from page 11 ally is improving, more needs to be done by industry and enforcement alike. Roadcheck 2012 empha- sized a back-to-the-basics focus, with special attention paid toward braking systems and hours of service, the top-ranking violation catego- ries for vehicles and drivers, respectively. Even with these focus areas, the proportions of brake-related and hours of service-related violations relative to all out-of-service violations declined slightly. In addition, seatbelt violations issued totaled 848, the fewest recorded since 2007. During the event, CVSA estimates that more than 9,500 CVSA and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspectors participated at about 2,500 locations across North America. Also during Roadcheck 2012, 10 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces engaged part of their enforce- ment activities to focus on vehicles serving oil field and natural gas production sites, where increases in commercial truck traffic have raised added safety concerns. "Roadcheck continues to shine a spotlight on the critical importance of the roadside inspection program across North America and how vital it is to commercial vehicle safety and our march toward zero deaths on our Continued on page 20 12 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2012 Write 235 on Reader Service Card or visit ccjdigital.com/info