While the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance typically focuses on what its name implies -- commercial vehicles -- one week in July each year is dedicated to both passenger and commercial vehicles and their drivers' behaviors.
This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 12-18, during which both commercial and passenger vehicle drivers seen driving in violation of rules will be pulled over by law enforcement personnel and issued a warning or ticket/citation.
Speeding, distracted driving, fatigued/drowsy driving, following too closely, impaired driving, failure to wear a seatbelt, unsafe lane changes, disregarding traffic signals: All will be under the microscope throughout the week across North America.
Nationally, moving violations recorded on inspection reports account for relatively small percentages of the total violations issued, though the percentage grew from just more than 6% in 2023 to almost 8% in 2025, according to Overdrive sister company RigDig's analysis of federal data.
Some jurisdictions, however, put a much greater focus on truckers' on-road behavior in their enforcement efforts, as shown in the map below. State leaders in the violation category -- Delaware, Indiana, Georgia, West Virginia -- hit percentages above 20% for moving violations.
Expect the Operation Safe Driver Week event to boost 2026 numbers all around.
The goal of the weeklong enforcement initiative also has an outreach component, meant to improve drivers’ behaviors through education, traffic-enforcement strategies and driver interactions with law enforcement, CVSA said. Driver-related behaviors are largely preventable, so addressing those behaviors is one of the most effective ways to reduce injuries, save lives and improve overall road safety.
The focus of this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week is reckless, careless or dangerous driving.
“Any person who drives a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is driving recklessly,” CVSA added. “Careless/dangerous driving is defined as operating a vehicle without due care and attention or reasonable consideration for other motorists or people on the road.”
During 2025’s Operation Safe Driver Week, a total of more than 8,700 vehicles were pulled over, and more than 2,500 tickets/citations and more than 3,500 warnings were issued for unsafe driving infractions. While the weeklong initiative is aimed at both cars and trucks, recent history suggests officials are more focused on trucks. Last year, officers issued 3,230 warnings and 1,839 tickets/citations to commercial motor vehicle drivers, and just 345 warnings and 665 tickets/citations to passenger vehicle drivers for various unsafe driving behaviors.
