Mexico skips Roadcheck this year because of swine flu

Mexico skips Roadcheck this year because of swine flu

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The aftermath of the swine flu breakout caused Mexico to skip this year’s Roadcheck inspection blitz according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
“Mexico did not participate this year due to H1N1 and the impact it has had on its operations,” CVSA Director of Policy and Programs Steve Keppler said in a statement to Land Line.
Keppler said Mexican officials will follow up with their own Roadcheck inspections in September.
The 72-hour inspection blitz went ahead as planned June 2-4 in the U.S. and Canada, and officials in both countries say safety and compliance continue to improve year upon year.
U.S. enforcement officers inspected 72,782 vehicles and drivers including more than 57,000 Level I inspections. The U.S. rate for drivers who passed was 95.6 percent with 4.4 percent placed out of service. Inspectors placed 5.3 percent of drivers out of service in 2008.
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