From June 3 through June 5, nearly 6,000 commercial vehicles statewide were checked for vehicle and driver safety issues by the the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Roadcheck 2008 was sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, which has reported a significant decrease in commercial vehicle crash rates in North America since the program began in 1988, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The program is conducted from Canada to Mexico and is designed to reduce commercial vehicle highway fatalities through increased vehicle saf...