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Federal officers parked 78 truck drivers in one night
FMCSA and Homeland Security joined state police in four southeastern states on September 30. They inspected 552 trucks and took 78 drivers and 25 vehicles out of service.
On September 30, 2026, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it joined the Department of Homeland Security and state police for an overnight sweep called Operation Saturday Night Fever. The work was on highways in South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. The announcement was issued from Columbia, South Carolina.
FMCSA said the teams ran 552 inspections. They placed 78 drivers out of service, including drivers holding non-domiciled commercial licenses, and 12 of those 78 for English-language proficiency. They also placed 25 vehicles out of service. Out of service means that driver or that truck is not supposed to continue until the problem is fixed. Investigators were checking credentials, fatigue, electronic logs, distraction, unsecured cargo, and English.
The state agencies named in the release are the South Carolina State Transport Police, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the Georgia Department of Public Safety's commercial vehicle enforcement unit. This is the same night already described on the licenses desk. This page is the federal announcement of it.
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