The clock is ticking on getting commercial motor vehicles you’re responsible for ready for a major inspection effort.

From May 12 to 14, enforcement personnel throughout North America will inspect commercial motor vehicles for compliance with vehicle, cargo and driver regulatory requirements as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual 72-hour inspection, enforcement and data-collection initiative, International Roadcheck.

During International Roadcheck, inspectors at weigh/inspection stations and pop-up inspection sites primarily conduct the North American Standard Level I Inspection, a 37-step procedure that includes two major parts – an examination of the driver’s operating requirements and an assessment of the vehicle’s mechanical fitness.

For the vehicle portion of the inspection, inspectors will assess a vehicle’s:

* brake systems

* cargo securement

*coupling devices

*driveline/driveshaft components

*driver’s seat

*fuel and exhaust systems

*frames

*lighting devices

*steering mechanisms

*suspensions

*tires

*wheels

*rims,

*hubs,

*windshield wipers.

Inspections of motorcoaches/buses and other passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles also include examination of emergency exits, seating, and electrical cables and systems in the engine and battery compartments.