Inspectors placed 23% of commercial vehicles out-of-service during 72 hour Roadcheck blitz

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released the results from the 2024 International Roadcheck inspection campaign.

This year, Roadcheck took place May 14 — 16 in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. The areas of emphasis for this year’s inspection effort were tractor protection systems (TPS) and driver alcohol and drug possession.

During the 72 hour inspection effort, CMV enforcement personnel conducted a total of 48,761 inspections.

Inspectors uncovered a total of 13,567 vehicle, 2,714 driver and 163 hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) out-of-service violations.

The overall out-of-service rate for Roadcheck 2024 was 23% (9,345 commercial motor vehicle combinations). The driver out-of-service rate was 4.8% (2,290 drivers), according to the CVSA.

Top Driver Out-Of-Service Violations

This year, the top reason drivers were placed out-of service violation was for hours-of-service violations.

Top Five Driver Out-of-Service Violations in North America
	Driver Violation	# of Driver OOS Violations	% of Total Driver OOS Violations
1	Hours of Service	870	32.1%
2	No Commercial Driver’s License	688	25.4%
3	No Medical Card	304	11.2%
4	False Logs	297	10.9%
5	Suspended Driver’s License/Commercial Driver’s License	138	5.1%

Top Vehicle Out-Of-Service Violations

Officials say that the top vehicle out-of-service violation during Roadcheck 2024 was defective service brakes.

Top Five Vehicle Out-of-Service Violations in North America
	Vehicle Violation	# of Vehicle OOS Violations	% of Total Vehicle OOS Violations
1	Defective Service Brakes	3,387	25.0%
2	Tires	2,821	20.8%
3	Other Brake Violations	2,486	18.3%
4	Lights	1,569	11.6%
5	Cargo Securement	1,303	9.6%

The CVSA noted that most drivers and vehicles passed through Roadcheck without any issues: “Seventy-seven percent of commercial motor vehicles and 95.2% of commercial motor vehicle drivers did not have any out-of-service (OOS) violations.”