On June 2nd – 4th, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), along with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation in Mexico, conducted the annual Roadcheck event across the US, Canada, & Mexico. This year was another successful Roadcheck!

Roadcheck, which began in 1988, is the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial vehicles in the world, with an average of 14 trucks being inspected every minute during 3 day event.

The Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division from the Redkey District and officials from the Indiana State Department of Health conducted food safety inspections on commercial motor vehicles transporting perishable foods. These inspections were conducted June 2nd on I-69 at the northbound rest park in Delaware County. The following are the results of those inspections (www.trooper.org):

• Truck inspections: 18
• Truck drivers placed out of service: 0
• Trucks placed out of service: 2
• Trucks measured: 3
• Trucks weighed:1
• Trucks overweight: 0
• Truck violation(s) arrests: 2
• Truck violation(s) warnings: 12

Just because the Roadcheck event is over, it doesn’t mean that the authorities aren’t watching and looking out for unsafe vehicles on the road…so stay safe!