with International Roadcheck and Intermodal Carrier Inspections

Virginia State Police Conducts Southwest Road Blitz in Conjunction with International Roadcheck and Intermodal Carrier Inspections

By Lt. Shawn D. Gobble, Motor Carrier Safety Unit, Virginia State Police

Intermodal Carrier Inspections at Port Facilities

During the week of April 30, 2021, the Virginia State Police Motor Carrier Safety Unit saturated the Port of Virginia facilities with 23 motor carrier troopers and two motor carrier sergeants. They were assigned the task of conducting CVSA North American Standard Inspections on intermodal chassis entering and leaving port facilities in the Tidewater region.

The unit conducted 576 roadside inspections on intermodal carriers. Thirty-two driver deficiencies were cited, and seven unsafe drivers were placed out of service. Additionally, 1,179 safety violations were cited, which resulted in 150 intermodal carriers being removed from and further prohibited from operating on Virginia’s roadways.

Southwest Virginia Blitz

The Virginia State Police Motor Carrier Safety Unit conducted a three-day concentrated enforcement project that stretched from Buchanan to Rockbridge counties on May 4-6, in conjunction with CVSA’s International Roadcheck. As part of the operation, troopers in the Southwest Virginia Blitz inspected 341 commercial motor vehicles, including 68 hazardous materials inspections. Those inspections resulted in 603 equipment and driver violations, and 49 commercial motor vehicles and 19 drivers were placed out of service.

The Motor Carrier Safety Unit troopers concentrated their enforcement and inspection efforts on Route 11, Route 220 Alternate, Route 460, and Interstates 77 and 81 in the counties of Buchanan, Tazewell, Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke, Bedford, Botetourt and Rockbridge, and the cities of Roanoke and Salem. n