"All commercial vehicles traveling the roads during the 72 hours will be stopped"

[dixiegrrrrl]

and inspected.
The article is local to Alabama, but says
police checks will be conducted across the country and in Canada and Mexico,
the 72-hour inspection blitz will start Tuesday, June 5, and run through Thursday, June 7.

here is local link:

http://blog.al.com/montgomery/2012/05/roadcheck_2012_to_target_comme.html#incart_river_default

[benld74]

1. Leave ur big rig at home those dates dixiegirrrl!!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. I know some DU members are truckers.

Me? I pilot an office chair in front of my puter...no worries.

[B Calm]

3. Yea me. . . They do this

72 hour thing every year. It's a huge pain in the ass!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Gee, with all the cops tied up checking trucks.....

us fast drivers get a break...maybe.

well, back in the day when I was driving a lot, and cross country a few times, it was always good to know if the highway patrol was tied up with something.