WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2026 — More than 10,000 commercial vehicles and 3,000 drivers were placed out of service during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2026 International Roadcheck, according to results released this week.
Inspectors conducted 54,575 commercial motor vehicle and driver inspections across the United States, Canada and Mexico during the three-day enforcement campaign from May 12 through May 14.
A total of 10,350 commercial vehicles and 3,184 drivers were placed out of service after inspectors identified violations serious enough to prohibit continued operation.
Despite the large number of violations, most trucks and drivers inspected passed without an out-of-service condition. CVSA reported that approximately 81% of vehicles and 94.2% of drivers had no out-of-service violations.
Brake Problems Lead Vehicle Violations
Brake-related defects remained one of the biggest problems uncovered by inspectors.
Inspectors recorded 3,379 brake-system out-of-service violations, representing 24.3% of all vehicle out-of-service violations.
Another 2,072 violations involved vehicles with 20% or more of their brakes in an out-of-service condition.
Together, those categories accounted for 5,451 brake-related violations, approximately 39.1% of all vehicle out-of-service violations identified during International Roadcheck.
Tire violations were also widespread, with inspectors recording 2,914 tire-related out-of-service violations.
This years vehicle inspection emphasis was cargo securement. Inspectors identified 1,724 cargo-securement out-of-service violations, representing approximately 12.4% of all vehicle OOS violations.
Medical Certification Leads Driver Violations
Driver qualifications were another major focus.
Operating without the required medical certification was the leading driver out-of-service violation, with inspectors recording 1,072 violations across the United States and Canada.
Hours-of-service violations followed with 929 violations, while inspectors identified 620 drivers operating without the required commercial driver’s license.
English-language proficiency also appeared among the leading driver violations in the United States.
Inspectors recorded 361 English-language proficiency out-of-service violations in the U.S., representing approximately 9.5% of U.S. driver OOS violations.
The English-language proficiency OOS requirement applies differently outside the United States, so the figure shouldnt be interpreted as a North America-wide enforcement total.
Inspectors also recorded 266 false-record-of-duty-status violations.
Inspectors Target ELD Tampering
Electronic logging device tampering was the special driver focus during the 2026 International Roadcheck.
Inspectors issued 146 out-of-service orders associated with ELD tampering, accounting for approximately 3.7% of driver out-of-service violations.
ELD manipulation can include altering or interfering with electronic records in an attempt to conceal actual driving time or hours-of-service violations.
The enforcement focus reflects continuing concern among federal and state regulators about drivers and carriers manipulating electronic logs to operate beyond federal driving limits, something thats been an ongoing issue for years.
Thousands of Trucks Pass Inspection
International Roadcheck isnt solely about putting trucks out of service.
Inspectors issued 17,680 CVSA decals to qualifying commercial vehicles and combinations in the United States and Canada after eligible inspections found no critical vehicle violations.
The decals generally indicate that a vehicle successfully completed an eligible inspection without critical violations identified under CVSA criteria.
Results Remain Similar to 2025
The latest numbers are relatively close to last year’s International Roadcheck results.
During the 2025 campaign, inspectors conducted 56,178 inspections and placed 10,148 commercial vehicles and 3,342 drivers out of service.
That means the 2026 operation resulted in fewer total inspections and fewer drivers placed out of service, while the number of vehicles removed from service increased slightly.
The numbers also reinforce why roadside inspections remain a major part of commercial-vehicle enforcement. Thousands of trucks that entered inspection sites during the three-day operation were found with conditions serious enough that inspectors prohibited them from continuing down the highway until qualifying violations were corrected.
International Roadcheck is an annual 72-hour inspection and enforcement initiative conducted by CVSA-certified inspectors across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
For truck drivers, the results provide a straightforward picture of where enforcement continues finding problems: brakes, tires, cargo securement, medical certification, hours of service, CDL compliance and electronic logging records.
