CVAC Safety and Security Administration Functional Area

Description

'CVAC Safety and Security Administration' provides commercial vehicle safety and security criteria to roadside check facilities, collects and reviews safety and security data from the field and distributes safety and security information to other centers, carriers, and enforcement agencies. It also supports wireless roadside inspections, including carrier enrollment, managing and distributing information about trigger areas where wireless inspections may occur, and monitoring the condition of the commercial vehicle and driver using wireless communications at identified trigger areas. It supports the collection and review of carrier and driver safety and security data and supports determination of the carrier and driver safety and security ratings. It clears the out–of–service status when the responsible carrier or driver reports that deficiencies flagged during inspections have been corrected.

Included In

Commercial Vehicle Company Offices
PennDOT Central Office Organizations

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
1The center shall provide commercial vehicle safety and security data to roadside check facilities.
10The center shall monitor the condition of the commercial vehicle and driver using wireless communications at identified trigger areas.
2The center shall collect and review safety inspection reports and violations from the roadside check facilities and pass on appropriate portions to other commercial vehicle administrative centers and commercial vehicle fleet operators.
3The center shall notify enforcement agencies of commercial vehicle safety violations by individual commercial vehicles, drivers, or carriers.
4The center shall provide commercial vehicle accident reports to enforcement agencies and the commercial fleet management center.
5The center shall receive citation records from roadside check facilities.
6The center shall manage the citation records and provide the citations to enforcement agencies and the commercial fleet management center.
7The center shall provide the capability for the commercial fleet management center to report required commercial vehicle repairs and other corrections of identified deficiencies.
8The center shall support carrier enrollment in wireless roadside inspection programs.
9The center shall manage and distribute information about trigger areas where wireless inspections will occur.