GREENBELT, MD – The annual 72-hour safety blitz, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Roadcheck, will take place from June 2 to 4. Be ready.

Inspectors will mostly do North American Standard Level 1 Inspections, which are the most thorough roadside inspections, made up of 37 steps that include an examination of both the driver and vehicle.

Drivers will have to provide items such as their license, endorsements, medical card and hours-of-service documentation. They will also be checked for seatbelt usage and alcohol and drug use.

Vehicles will be checked for the braking system, coupling devices, exhaust system, frame, fuel system, lights, safe loading, steering mechanism, drive line, suspension, tires, trailer bodies, wheels, rims, windshield wipers and emergency exits on buses.

CVSA is emphasizing cargo securement at this year’s Roadcheck as a safety reminder to drivers and carriers that proper loading and securing of cargo on vehicles is a matter of public safety. For many types of loads, regulations require the driver to stop in the first several miles of a trip and recheck the tie downs and other load securing equipment, according to the CVSA.

2014 Blitz

Last year’s Roadcheck saw a total of 73,475 truck and bus inspections, which resulted in 11,420 out-of-service vehicle violations, or about 23 percent of all inspections. In 2013, 70,023 inspections were conducted, and of those, 24.1 percent were served with out-of-service violations.

With about 10,000 inspectors, the International Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program of commercial motor vehicles in the world, according to CVSA. On average, nearly 17 trucks or buses are checked every minute in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico during the inspection period.