8-19-2026 4:32am

Police Inspect

Since the bridge collapse, roadways in Baltimore County have experienced increased commercial vehicle traffic, but are those vehicles meeting required safety standards? In July, the #BCoPD Commercial Vehicle Safety Team joined forces with Maryland State Police to find out. See the results

Trucking safety blitzes uncover broad violations in Maryland, Florida, Kentucky and Illinois

Authorities issue citations and sideline commercial vehicles during targeted inspections and speed-enforcement campaigns

Commercial vehicle enforcement agencies in Maryland, Florida, Kentucky and Illinois are stepping up roadside inspections and traffic enforcement, uncovering hundreds of equipment, driver and safety violations and placing scores of trucks and drivers out of service.

The recent actions are part of a broader push by state and federal regulators to improve commercial vehicle safety by targeting driver qualifications, vehicle maintenance, speeding, hazardous materials transportation and compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

The operations ranged from targeted inspections along Maryland’s Interstate 81 corridor to a hazardous materials enforcement blitz in southern Illinois and a multistate speeding campaign in Florida.

Maryland operation targets I-81 corridor

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Maryland Division recently partnered with the Maryland State Police and Maryland Department of the Environment for a targeted inspection campaign along the I-81 corridor.

Inspection teams completed 37 commercial vehicle inspections and identified 78 equipment violations.

The operation resulted in 15 vehicle out-of-service violations and nine driver out-of-service violations. Inspectors also documented three seat belt violations and one violation each involving English-language proficiency, cellphone use and failure to obey a traffic control device.