Recent commercial vehicle enforcement operations across six states placed at least 99 truck drivers out of service.
New York, Nevada and Arizona authorities target unsafe trucks, false logbooks and bridge-strike risks in latest trucking enforcement sweeps.
Indiana State Police recorded 8,650 trucking violations and placed 575 drivers and 597 commercial vehicles out of service in July.
Recent commercial vehicle enforcement operations in Arizona, Nebraska, New York and Canada found hundreds of violations and put 30 truck driver out of service.
FMCSA and its state partners conduct 3.3 million roadside inspections annually, placing nearly a million vehicles and drivers out of service, but states are measured on inspection volume, not enforcement outcomes. The inspectors’ own alliance wants to eliminate the requirement that carriers confirm they fixed the problems. There are 800,000 carriers and 12,000 audits a year. Texas has a state law that conflicts with federal ELP requirements, so drivers get licensed there and are placed out of service elsewhere. We’re counting inspections. Nobody’s counting compliance.
Discover why 9,500 drivers out of service doesn’t mean what you think it means and what that really means for the industry.
With CVSA’s annual International Roadcheck fast approaching, now is the time for carriers and drivers to prepare for the inspection process.
