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These authorized personnel are by law able to enter upon and perform inspections of any and all Commercial vehicles in operation. An inspection report, Form MCS 63, is a Driver Equipment Compliance Check, and shall be used to record findings from a motor vehicle selected for inspection.
Commercial vehicle inspection (CVI), is the enforcement of safety regulations and laws of commercial vehicles. Some U.S. state departments of transportation refer to it as commercial vehicle enforcement (CVE). CVI enforcement can be done roadside by state troopers or at specific stations, sometimes called "weigh stations".
Vehicle emissions inspection station in Wisconsin. Arizona – biennially, in Phoenix and Tucson metro areas only, depending on age and type of vehicle. [27]California – biennially for all vehicles from out-of-state, regardless of age; and all vehicles made after 1975 which are more than six years old in all or some zip codes in 41 out of 58 counties.
Also, the truck and driver may have to undergo a DOT inspection, as most states perform the bulk of their DOT inspections at their weigh stations. In some cases, if a truck is found to be overweight, the vehicle is ordered to stop until the situation can be fixed by acquiring an overweight permit.
An inspection sticker from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts A Warrant of Fitness certificate issued to vehicles in New Zealand. Vehicle inspection is a procedure mandated by national or subnational governments in many countries, in which a vehicle is inspected to ensure that it conforms to regulations governing safety, emissions, or both.
Department of Transportation (DOT): includes vehicle registration, tags, and license plates. These responsibilities are usually organized into separate agencies under a DPS due to their diversity, though there is a critical exception in certain local jurisdictions (as further explained below).
"Ship boarding and inspection; container/cargo inspection; port employee vehicle inspection checkpoints; and vehicle inspection checkpoints for truck and passenger vehicles" [9] "VIPR teams are an essential part of protecting highway transportation vehicles and other critical infrastructures." [6]
The final rule required truck drivers who use the "34-hour restart" provision to maximize their weekly work hours to limit the restart to once a week and to include in the restart period at least two nights off duty from 1:00 to 5:00 a.m., when one's 24-hour body clock supposedly needs and benefits from sleep the most.