International Roadcheck will run May 12–14 this year, with electronic logging devices (ELDs) taking center stage as the primary driver safety focus. Cargo securement will serve as the vehicle-related enforcement priority.
The 72-hour inspection blitz is managed by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, which announced the dates late last week. The timing aligns with the event’s traditional mid-May window; last year’s Roadcheck was held May 13–15.
Dubbed “international” due to its coordinated enforcement across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, Roadcheck places inspectors at weigh stations, fixed inspection facilities and temporary pop-up sites. Each inspection follows a comprehensive 37-point process that evaluates both driver operating requirements and a vehicle’s mechanical condition.
ELD compliance under the microscope
For 2026, inspectors will closely scrutinize ELDs for signs of tampering, falsification or manipulation, according to CVSA.
The alliance noted that inaccurate ELD records may sometimes stem from a lack of understanding of federal rules or exemptions. In other cases, however, records are deliberately altered to mask hours-of-service violations or hide driving time without the required edit annotations.
Falsification of records ranked among the most frequently cited violations during roadside inspections in 2025, with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration logging more than 50,000 such violations over the year.
Cargo securement remains a major concern
On the vehicle side, CVSA warned that improper or inadequate cargo securement poses serious risks by compromising vehicle control or allowing loads to shift, spill or detach—creating roadway hazards and increasing crash potential.
FMCSA data cited by CVSA shows that in 2025, U.S. inspectors issued 18,108 violations for cargo not being properly secured to prevent leaking, spilling, blowing or falling. An additional 16,054 violations were tied to unsecured vehicle components or dunnage.
During last year’s Roadcheck, inspectors conducted 56,178 inspections. Of those, 81.6% of vehicles and 94.1% of drivers passed, while the remainder were placed out of service.
Roadcheck 2025 also marked the first time in several years that some drivers appeared to park their equipment to avoid heightened enforcement, briefly tightening capacity and fueling speculation that the freight recession might be easing. That effect proved short-lived, however, with sustained tightening only emerging in late November, when the Outbound Tender Rejection Index in SONAR began a steady climb.
