2023 International Roadcheck Results: What We Learned

Did you know that over 115,000 violations were identified in CVSA’s international roadcheck blitz in May 2023?

There were 59,429 commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) inspected in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 72-hour International Roadcheck blitz in May.

The U.S. saw 15,932 vehicle, 5,020 driver and 205 Hazmat out-of-service violations.

Let’s break this down.

Vehicle violations

CVSA-certified inspectors discovered at least one out-of-service violation on 19% of the vehicles inspected, removing over 11,000 CMVs from roadways until the OOS violations were corrected.

Each year, there is also a special category focus. This year’s CVSA Roadcheck focused on anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and cargo securement.

There were 2,975 cargo securement violations, which are an OOS violation, and 4,127 ABS violations, which are not an OOS violation.

Inspectors also checked CMVs carrying Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods (HM/DG) to ensure they were being transported safely and compliant with federal regulations.

Inspectors discovered 236 HM/DG-related out-of-service violations out of the 2,853 HM/DG inspections that were performed.

Top Five Vehicle OOS Violations – North America
	Vehicle Violation Category	# of OOS Vehicle Violations	% of OOS Vehicle Violations
1	Brake Systems	4,412	25.2%
2	Tires	3,368	19.3%
3	Defective Service Brakes	2,468	14.1%
4	Cargo Securement	2,171	12.4%
5	Lights	2,015	11.5%

Driver violations

CVSA inspectors removed 5.5% (3,256) of the CMV drivers from the roads for having at least one out-of-service driver violation. Those drivers were restricted from commercial travel until their OOS violations were addressed. There were 5,280 driver out-of-service violations in total.

The top driver OOS violations were HOS, False logs, and Canceled/Revoked License making up 75% of all driver OOS violations.

Additionally, there were a total of 949 safety belt violations, meaning 1.6% of CMV drivers inspected were not wearing their safety belt!

Top Five Driver OOS Violations – North America
	Driver Violation Category	# of OOS Driver Violations	% of OOS Driver Violations
1	Hours of Service	2,169	41.1%
2	False Logs	1,392	26.4%
3	Other	487	9.2%
4	Canceled/Revoked License	416	7.9%
5	No Medical Card	241	4.6%

DOT Audit or DOT Compliance Review

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