Roadcheck 2008 Runs Through Thursday
The three-day Roadcheck 2008, targeting thousands of trucks in the United States, Canada and Mexico, concludes Thursday, as officials inspect thousands of trucks around North America for potential safety violations.
The annual safety blitz involves about 10,000 federal, state and local law enforcement officers conducting commercial vehicle inspections across about 1,500 sites throughout the North America.
The program is being coordinated by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, which represents law enforcement highway inspectors in the three countries. CVSA said last month that seat-belt use would be a special emphasis of the program this year.
In Texas, Department of Public Safety employees plan to inspect safety equipment and check driver logbooks, the Cleburne (Texas) Times-Review said on its Web site. Inspectors will also be on the lookout for possible alcohol and drug use by drivers, the paper said.
Inspections have become more advanced over the years, with greater use of technology, WTVT Fox-13 in Tampa, Fla., reported. This year, infrared cameras will be used to aid in brake inspections, the television station said on its Web site.
The Roadcheck program began in 1988 as an effort to increase motor vehicle safety and reduce truck crash-related fatalities and injuries. Roadcheck 2008 runs through Thursday.
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