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The Fleet Maintenance Blog

Practical advice, industry trends, and proven strategies for modern maintenance teams.

Squarerigger Fleet Software
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May 5, 2026

DOT Roadcheck 2026: How to Use Blitz Week as a Diagnostic Tool, Not Just a Stress Test

Roadcheck week has a way of making otherwise calm fleet managers tense up. Inspectors at every major corridor. Fifteen commercial vehicles checked every minute for 72 hours straight. The largest targeted enforcement event in North America, and your trucks are on the road. The stress is understandable. We're here to help you spend less time white-knuckling week of May 12, and try to look at the bright side. The fleets that get the most out of blitz week aren't the ones that just survive it. They're the ones that treat it as a systems audit, a forced, third-party review of whether what they think is happening in their maintenance operation is actually happening. The findings, good or bad, are some of the most useful data a fleet manager will collect all year.