If you're traveling through Arizona next week on one of two interstates, don't be surprised if you get inspected.
The Arizona Commercial Vehicle Safety Partnership (ACVSP) will conduct its annual “Operation Southern Shield” from Monday, Feb. 24, through Friday, Feb. 28,, on Interstate 10 from Phoenix to the New Mexico state line and on Interstate 19 from Tucson to the international border.
Enforcement efforts will focus on motor carrier safety regulations, including driver qualification, hours of service, and overall safe operations. Inspectors and enforcement officers will also target hazardous moving violations, distracted driving, and seat belt violations while conducting commercial vehicle inspections to ensure commercial drivers and vehicles comply with commercial vehicle regulations and state laws.
The ACVSP comprises Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau troopers and Arizona Department of Transportation Enforcement and Compliance Division officers.
During this year’s operation, more than 80 commercial vehicle enforcement inspectors from the ACVSP, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, the Marana Police Department, and the Goodyear Police Department are committed to reducing the risk of commercial vehicle-involved collisions.
