Nationwide USDOT Roadside Truck Inspection Blitz Begins

The Michigan Propane Gas Association (MPGA) just learned of a nationwide roadside truck inspection effort being conducted by the US Department of Transportation. All marketers should be advised and prepared for a major enforcement blitz from today, June 7th through Thursday, June 9th as a nationwide roadside commercial motor vehicle inspection sweep is scheduled to take place.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), a group of federal, state and local transportation enforcement agencies, is preparing to put 10,000 inspectors at 1,500 sites nationwide to conduct approximately 75,000 roadside inspections on June 7-9, 2016. The CVSA “RoadCheck” inspection sweep is an annual event designed to highlight common violations of state and federal motor carrier and HAZMAT transportation regulations. The goal of the RoadCheck program is to take unsafe drivers and vehicles off the road, increase awareness of inspections and their function, educate drivers about vehicle maintenance and gather general motor carrier compliance data.

Drivers stopped during the RoadCheck enforcement sweep should be prepared to undergo a full North American Level 1 roadside inspection.

North American Standard Inspection Program Level 1.

Level 1 inspections include the following:

• examination of driver’s license; 


• medical examiner’s certificate; 


• alcohol and drug use; 


• driver’s record of duty status; 


• hours of service; 


• seat belt use; 


• vehicle inspection report; 


• brake systems; 


• coupling devices; 


• exhaust systems; 


• frame; 


• fuel systems; 


• lighting devices (turn signals, brake lamps, tail lamps,
head lamps and lamps/flags on projecting loads); 


• safe loading; 


• steering mechanism; 


• suspension; 


• tires;

• wheels and rims; 


• windshield wipers; 


• and compliance with applicable HAZMAT requirements such as
placards and markings.

Each year, in addition to the comprehensive Level 1 roadside inspection, inspectors will emphasize focus on a special category of violation. This year, inspectors will place special emphasis on truck tire inspections, including tire pressure, tread size, tread depth, wheel alignment and wheel position/matching duals.

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