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Federal inspectors expand Maryland and DC truck enforcement operations

Federal and state authorities have significantly expanded roadside enforcement operations across Maryland and Washington, D.C., removing unsafe commercial vehicles and unqualified drivers from service.

The FMCSA coordinated with Maryland State Police, Maryland Transportation Authority Police, and the Maryland Department of the Environment to inspect 941 commercial vehicles. Authorities placed 191 vehicles and 92 drivers out of service for safety violations.

In Washington, D.C., inspectors worked alongside the Metropolitan Police Department to conduct 125 additional inspections of large trucks and buses, identifying 193 violations with 50 triggering out-of-service orders.

These joint operations reflect an intensifying national push to remove unsafe carriers and unqualified operators from highways. Similar enforcement campaigns in Arkansas, Virginia, Oregon, New York, Arizona and British Columbia have uncovered hundreds of violations including defective braking systems, licensing deficiencies and impaired driving.