From May 12 to 14, 2026, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance conducted its annual International Roadcheck, a 72-hour period when enforcement agencies across the United States, Canada, and Mexico deployed inspectors to conduct intensive roadside checks on commercial vehicles and drivers. The event, widely called DOT Week or the DOT Blitz, is the largest targeted commercial motor vehicle enforcement program in the world.
In 2025, inspectors completed more than 56,000 roadside inspections during the event, placing over 10,000 vehicles and 3,000 drivers out of service. For 2026, enforcement focused on two priority areas: ELD integrity and cargo securement. On the driver side, inspectors scrutinized ELD data for signs of tampering, falsification, or unlogged driving time, with particular attention to the nine devices added to the FMCSA's revoked ELD list in February 2026. On the vehicle side, cargo securement was the primary concern, as improperly secured loads create road hazards and compound compliance risk.
Carriers that prepared by auditing their ELD data and verifying load securement practices moved through inspection lanes without incident. Fleet operations teams relying on fleet management video training programs report faster driver compliance readiness before high-scrutiny enforcement events like this one.
Source: NTG Freight -- https://ntgfreight.com/resources/dot-week-2026-what-shippers-and-carriers-need-to-know/