You have a week before a major annual inspection event begins. Will you and your truck be ready?
From May 12 to 14, enforcement personnel throughout North America will inspect commercial motor vehicles and drivers for compliance with vehicle, cargo and driver regulatory requirements as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck.
During Roadcheck, inspectors at weigh/inspection stations and pop-up inspection sites will primarily conduct the North American Standard Level I Inspection. This 37-step procedure includs an examination of the driver’s operating requirements and an assessment of the vehicle’s mechanical fitness.
For the driver portion of the inspection, inspectors check the driver’s qualifications, license, record of duty status, medical examiner’s certificate, seat belt usage, skill performance evaluation certificate (if applicable), and status in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Inspectors also look for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment.
For the vehicle portion of the inspection, inspectors assess the vehicle’s brake systems, cargo securement, coupling devices, driveline/driveshaft components, driver’s seat, fuel and exhaust systems, frames, lighting devices, steering mechanisms, suspensions, tires, wheels, rims, hubs, and windshield wipers.
Each year, Roadcheck places special emphasis on a driver violation category and a vehicle violation category to highlight those aspects of an inspection.
The driver focus for this year is on electronic logging device tampering, falsification or manipulation. During an inspection, the inspector will review the driver’s record of duty status as usual and check for false or manipulated entries, with a focus on ELD tampering.
Last year, falsification of record of duty status was the second most-cited driver violation, at 58,382 violations. And five out of the top 10 driver violations were related to hours of service or ELDs.
This year’s Roadcheck vehicle focus is cargo securement. In 2025, 18,108 violations were issued because cargo was not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling and 16,054 violations were issued for vehicle components or dunnage not being secured.
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