More than half of trucks inspected in North Texas operations were taken off road – Dallas News

More than half of trucks inspected in North Texas operations were taken off road  Dallas News

More than half of the commercial vehicles inspected during coordinated enforcement operations across North Texas over a five-year period were placed out of service for various safety violations that required repairs or servicing before they could return to the road, according to data presented to regional transportation officials. The average out-of-service rate was 53% across 28 multijurisdictional roadside inspection operations conducted from April 2021 through July 2026, according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments. That rate was more than double the statewide average of about 24% and the national average of about 23%, according to the council. The operations included 1,205 inspections, 505 citations, 4,066 violations and 590 vehicles placed out of service, according to data provided by local commercial vehicle enforcement agencies and compiled by the council of governments' staff for presentation to the Regional Transportation Council on Oct.

8. The Regional Transportation Council serves as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for regional transportation planning in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The regional council sets transportation policy, guides regional transportation plans and programs, allocates federal and state transportation funds and selects transportation projects. Its members are primarily local elected officials and representatives of North Texas transportation providers. The 53% figure does not represent the share of all commercial trucks operating on North Texas roads. It is the average rate