What is DOT Blitz Week? When is blitz week this year? What are inspectors focusing on this year? How can I prepare as a driver to pass the inspection? Each year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announces several blitzes. A blitz is a concentrated effort by the CVSA to ensure trucks and drivers are safe on the road. Each blitz has a different focus. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) puts together a series of specialized enforcement events each year. There's Operation Safe Driver Week in July and Brake Safety Week in August, as well as an unannounced brake safety enforcement program that randomly occurs once during the year.

It’s time for your next Department of Transportation (DOT) physical to get your med card. Oh, that dreaded physical. Does anyone like going to the doctor? Not really. Especially when you’re relying on that doctor to give you the green light to continue your career as a truck driver. That’s right, the doctor has the power to make or break your career with the results they give you. It can feel like the power is in their hands (when it’s really your body that’s in control) so when you get a diagnosis you don’t like and that prevents you from getting a medical card, you can be tempted to go to a different doctor to get a better answer… …And so starts the process of doctor shopping.