CVSA International Roadcheck 2024 results

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance recently released the results of this year’s International Roadcheck, which took place May 14-16. During that time, 48,761 inspections were conducted by commercial vehicle enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S., with 77% of commercial vehicles and 95.2% of commercial motor vehicle drivers having no out-of-service (OOS) violations.

The downside was inspectors found 13,567 vehicle, 2,714 driver and 163 hazardous materials/dangerous goods OOS violations, resulting in 9,345 CMV combinations and 2,290 drivers being placed OOS. Looking at this number as a percentage, the overall vehicle OOS rate was 23% while the driver OOS rate was 4.8%. If a driver or vehicle is placed out of service, that means an inspector found critical inspection item violations as outlined in the CVSA North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.

In the United States, braking systems and tires were three of the top five reasons for a vehicle being placed OOS. The first was defective service brakes at 26.5% total OOS, followed by tires at 22.1% and other brake violations at 16.4%. For drivers in the U.S., the two largest OOS violations included violation of hours of service at 32.3% total being placed OOS, followed by no CDL at 25.9%.

Regarding FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, the release notes: “The driver emphasis area this year was on alcohol and controlled-substance possession. Inspectors issued 78 drug and 26 alcohol possession/use out-of-service violations throughout North America during International Roadcheck.”

One finding from this year’s Roadcheck is that more drivers stayed home compared to last year. FreightWaves’ John Kingston writes, “The CVSA has reported that during the three days of Roadcheck, May 14-16, it made 48,761 inspections across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Last year, the total was 59,429 vehicles, also in a three-day period. That is a decline of almost 18%.”