CVSA Road Check Scheduled for May 12-14 2026
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced that this year’s Road Check would take place from May 12-14. Road Check an annual blitz of inspections conducted to make sure that commercial vehicles are properly following mandated safety standards and legal requirements. Inspectors along weigh stations and pop-up sites conduct a 37 point inspection to assess both driver compliance with regulations, and mechanical fitness of the vehicle being inspected.
Every year there is generally a specific area of the rules being focused on, and this year that is Electronic Logs (ELDs), specifically, falsification of ELDs, and Cargo Securement.
So what does that mean?
ELDs:
Inspections will focus on looking at ELD data to flag hours of service issues, falsification of duty status, and use of non-compliant ELD devices. Electronic logs were rolled out to make HOS and driver logs more universal and verifiable, so violations would be clearer and it could be ensured that drivers were operating safely within hours and service constraints. During inspections, officers will look for inconsistencies in logs versus paperwork, non logged in drivers, and driving time logged as out of service time, etc. Last year, according to CVSA almost 60,000 violations were issued for falsification of duty status, so this is a major issue across the trucking industry.
Cargo Securement:
The second major focus of the Road Check blitz this year will be proper cargo securement. Improperly secured cargo is obviously a major safety risk to both the driver, and other drivers on the road. Inspections will ensure that any cargo is secured such that it prevents any spilling, blowing, or shifting in transit according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety standards – this means checking tie downs and anchor points, but also accessory items are secured – like spare tires and other equipment.
To get ahead of Road Check, and just to make sure your drivers are properly informed, the CVSA publishes the following “cheat sheets” that are very much worth reviewing:
Vehicle Inspection Cheat Sheet
