MANASSAS, VA. Alongside Interstate 95, the dawn sunlight is barely filtering through the thin trees, but troopers from the Virginia State Police motor carrier division are already hard at work inspecting trucks and buses as part of the annual "Roadcheck" safety blitz conducted at more than 1,000 locations across North America.

For 72 continuous hours between June 2 and 4, federal, state, provincial and local inspectors are fanning out to engage in numerous roadside enforcement activities as part of Roadcheck, which is sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) in partnership with other agencies, such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Last year, 9,148 CVSA and FMCSA certified inspectors at 1,683 locations performed 67,931 truck and bus inspections – with 52,345 of them North American Standard Level I inspections, the most comprehensive type of inspection available.

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