Inspections revealed overloaded trucks and non-compliance with safety breaks, drivers were fined6/2/2025|Press releasesBetween 1 December and 15 December 2024, there were extensive checks on freight transport across the Czech Republic. Potentially problematic trucks were pre-selected. The most common offences were failure to observe safety breaks and rest periods. One fifth of the trucks checked were overloaded. The mobile expert units of the Road Transport Service Centre, together with the Police of the Czech Republic and the Customs Administration of the Czech Republic, took part in a night traffic safety action aimed at checking compliance with health legislation, detecting manipulation of tachographs and performing low-speed checkweighing. The inspections took place in each region of the country in the first half of December 2024. The vehicles were stopped on the basis of pre-selection by the Police of the Czech Republic or the Customs Administration of the Czech Republic. A total of 587 vehicles were checked in low-speed weighing of trucks. Of these inspections, 131 breaches were found. The drivers were issued 119 fines totalling CZK 452,400. In addition, 80 bail bonds were imposed for a total of CZK 1,216,000. The results show the need for consistent monitoring of compliance with vehicle weight limits in traffic, which will be one of the main tasks of the Road Transport Inspection, which is due to be transformed from the current Road Transport Service Centre next year. The inspections of the technical condition of the trucks included a total of 1052 vehicles. During these inspections, 37 serious defects (B) and 4 dangerous defects (C) were detected, such as a truck without a valid technical inspection on both the tractor and the semi-trailer, trucks without a paid insurance policy and with a leakage of operating fluids that endangered the driver in the cab. These defects can have a significant impact on road safety, so it is important that vehicles are regularly inspected and kept in good, roadworthy condition. Checks on compliance with health regulations, which include safety breaks, rest periods and driving, covered 1,438 vehicles. A total of 254 breaches of these regulations were found. Drivers were issued 197 fines totalling CZK 398,000 and 74 bail bonds totalling CZK 2,775,000 were imposed. The results of these inspections confirm the need for increased emphasis on compliance with freight transport regulations. After the establishment of the Road Transport Inspection, mobile expert units of the Inspection will be able to independently supervise compliance with the regulations and legal requirements. This will improve safety on our roads. Statistics from the checks Control weighing Number of vehicles checked: 587 Number of violations: 131 Fines to drivers: 119 fines totalling CZK 452,400 Bail bonds: 80 deposits totalling CZK 1,216,000 Technical condition of trucks (TSK) Number of vehicles checked: 1052 Serious defect (B): 37 Dangerous defect (C): 4 Health regulations Number of vehicles checked: 1438 Number of violations: 254 Fines to drivers: 197 fines totalling CZK 398,000 Bail bonds: 74 deposits totalling CZK 2,775,000 Download: Footage from joint police and CSPSD inspections Contact to the Police of the Czech Republic: Violeta Siřišťová, spokeswoman for the Czech Police, Violeta.Siristova@pcr.cz, 731 195 321 Contact to the Road Transport Service Centre: Ladislav Zívalík, Head of the CSPSD Road Inspection Department, ladislav.zivalik@cspsd.cz, 602 633 667 Pavel BERGMAN, Deputy of the Control Section of the CSPSD, pavel.bergman@cspsd.cz, 602 633 669