Specialized Heavy Vehicle Inspection Study

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is partnering with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to implement the Specialized Heavy Vehicle Inspection (SHVI) Study Cooperative Agreement. The SHVI Study Cooperative Agreement will provide funding for up to three States to collect safety data from roadside inspections on commercial motor vehicles (CMV) exceeding certain weight levels to determine if there are any correlations between violations of legal weight limits and violations of motor carrier safety regulations, particularly regulations that are referenced in the out-of-service criteria.