NAIC is a week-long training event and inspection competition where jurisdictions in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. sends their top inspector to represent their jurisdiction, receive valuable training and compete against other top inspectors for the ultimate title of NAIC Grand Champion.
Every year, since the start of NAIC in 1993, the inspectors’ competition has been co-located with the ATA’s drivers’ competition. Co-locating the drivers’ and inspectors’ competitions provides the opportunity for certified inspectors and professional drivers to interact with, learn from and support each other throughout the week. This is an important aspect of co-locating the two events and a benefit that is crucial to fostering a positive relationship between members of the two organizations.
At the start of the week, each inspector received two days of hands-on training on the latest safety information, technology, standards and procedures. This year, inspectors received training on a battery-electric vehicle and an autonomous vehicle. Inspectors received classroom and hands-on training on a heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicle, provided by Nikola Corporation. In addition, Kodiak Robotics exhibited an autonomous long-haul commercial truck equipped with the Kodiak Driver, its advanced autonomous trucking technology, for the training portion of the championship. This was the first autonomous truck to be featured at NAIC, giving inspectors the opportunity to examine and experience autonomous technology firsthand.
For the competition, each contestant competes in six inspection categories over two days. The competition includes identical vehicles from which contestants must identify regulatory violations and critical vehicle inspection item out-of-service conditions, all while being timed. Contestants are tested on real-world vehicle and driver inspection scenarios and must appropriately evaluate the situation and properly identify violations within the recreated roadside inspection scenario. Inspectors are tested on the out-of-service criteria, inspection procedures, hours of service, hazardous materials/dangerous goods requirements, passenger carrier vehicles (motorcoaches) and more.
NAIC was created to recognize roadside inspectors and enforcement personnel – the backbone of the commercial motor vehicle safety program in North America – and to promote uniformity of inspections through training and education.
View a full listing of all NAIC winners from past years.
Next year’s NAIC is scheduled for Aug. 15-19, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio.
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