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    Hazmat blitz: Illinois troopers inspect 500 commercial vehicles in two-day crackdown

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    Troopers with the Illinois State Police (ISP) inspected hundreds of semi trucks during a recent operation targeting hazardous materials (hazmat) violations.

    On September 16, ISP announced results from a recent two-day detail that took place on multiple interstates in northern Illinois, including I-55, I-80, I-90, I-290, I-355, and I-57.

    The operation conducted by ISP’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Bureau focused on commercial vehicles hauling hazmat and on “enforcing Illinois laws and federal motor carrier safety regulations.”

    See below for results from the ISP operation.

    • 532 Total Inspections
      • 111 Inspections Involving Hazmat
    • 500 Federal Regulation Violations
    • 109 Illinois Vehicle Code Violations
    • 30 Driver Out-of-Service Orders
    • 60 Vehicle Out-of-Service Orders

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