CVSA said 44,989 of the inspections were North American Standard Level I inspections. Of those, 1,623 drivers (3.6 percent) and 9,732 of vehicles (or 21.6 percent) were found with out-of-service violations. CVSA says these are the lowest rates since CVSA began keeping the data in 1991.
Brake system violations were the leading cause of vehicles being put out-of-service with 27.5 percent of vehicles inspected were found to be in violation. Brake adjustment violations resulted in 15.5 percent of trucks being ordered out-of-service.
For drivers, the leading out-of-service violation was hours-of-service violations, which resulted in 46 percent of the out-of-service orders handed to drivers.
Shipping papers (27.5 percent) and placards (23.9 percent) were the leading causes of hazardous materials out-of-service violations.
In 2014, 4 percent of drivers and 23 percent of vehicles were ordered out-of-service in Level I inspections, while 4.3 percent of drivers and 24.1 percent of vehicles were ordered out-of-service in 2013.
During International Roadcheck 2015, held June 2-4, an emphasis was placed on reminding carriers about and enforcing regulations on proper load securement. During the event, inspectors issued 2,439 violations for load securement.
