During the 2026 three-day International Roadcheck inspection and enforcement initiative, commercial motor vehicle inspectors conducted 54,575 inspections of commercial motor drivers and vehicles across North America. Most of the vehicles (81%) and drivers (94.2%) inspected did not have any out-of-service (OOS) violations. Inspectors affixed 17,680 CVSA decals, indicating those vehicles passed a comprehensive safety inspection with zero critical mechanical or out-of-service violations. This sticker signals to law enforcement officers, motor carriers, drivers and the public that the vehicle is in safe operating condition.
On the other hand, 10,350 commercial motor vehicles (19%) and 3,184 drivers (5.8%) were placed out of service. A commercial motor vehicle and/or driver is placed out of service when an inspector finds a violation that is serious enough to make continued operation unsafe. The vehicle/driver must remain off the road until the violation has been addressed or brought into compliance.
The vehicle violation focus this year was cargo securement, which was ranked fourth out of all vehicle out-of-service violations in North America. Inspectors identified 1,724 cargo securement out-of-service violations, which is a 12.4% vehicle out-of-service rate. Cargo securement violations occur when commercial motor vehicle freight is inadequately restrained, immobilized, locked, secured, tied down, packed or monitored. Shifting or falling freight may cause vehicle rollovers, jackknifes and deadly highway debris.
Driver Violations
North American Standard Level I, II and III Inspections are the inspection types that involve inspections of commercial motor vehicle drivers. Inspectors identified 3,806 total driver out-of-service violations in the U.S. and 163 in Canada, for a combined total of 3,969 driver out-of-service violations.
Note: English language proficiency out-of-service violations are not applicable in Canada.
The driver violation focus for this year’s International Roadcheck was on electronic logging device (ELD) tampering, falsification or manipulation. Inspectors issued 146 out-of-service orders (3.7%) for ELD tampering, making it the seventh most-cited driver out-of-service violation in North America. ELD tampering is the altering, obscuring, falsifying, interfering or reengineering of data on an electronic logging device to hide hours-of-service violations. Hiding actual driving time raises the risk of severe highway crashes due to driver fatigue.
Seat Belt Violations
During International Roadcheck, 667 seat belt violations were issued. It is illegal in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. for commercial drivers to not wear their seat belt. Drivers face regulatory penalties and fines under federal regulations for failing to buckle up.
HM/DG Inspections
Inspectors conducted 2,590 inspections of vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) and identified 368 vehicle out-of-service violations and 63 out-of-service driver violations. Inspectors found 141 HM/DG out-of-service violations, of which placarding was the top violation, accounting for 28.4% of all HM/DG out-of-service violations. Placarding violations occur when transport vehicles or freight containers fail to display correct, visible and compliant hazard warning signs.
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