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Government truck inspections decline plummeting in many states

Name: Government truck inspections decline plummeting in many states
Uploaded: 2026-09-17T18:14:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 32 s
Description: Government roadside inspections of commercial trucks are declining. With that in mind, a CBS News investigation found more than 2,000 people have been killed since 2019 in accidents involving licensed trucking companies that had no roadside inspection on record before the crash. CBS News senior investigative data journalist Steve Reilly reports.

Government roadside inspections of commercial trucks are declining. With that in mind, a CBS News investigation found more than 2,000 people have been killed since 2019 in accidents involving licensed trucking companies that had no roadside inspection on record before the crash. CBS News senior investigative data journalist Steve Reilly reports.