The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 18th annual International 72-hour Roadcheck is half over, but not all public officials see it as an effective safety program.

The annual checks – which began Tuesday, June 7, and will continue through Thursday, June 9 – are conducted throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. According to a press release from CVSA, the program is designed to draw the public’s attention to the continuous and combined efforts of law enforcement and the truck and bus industries to save lives on North American highways.

However, Connecticut Sen. Andrew McDonald, D-Stamford, told The Associated Press that the three-day program is not a strong deterrent for problem drivers.

“This type of enforcement is not terribly effective,” McDonald said. “It’s about as effective as a one-day speed trap. It doesn’t serve as a deterrent to truckers who knowingly violate laws.”

Participating agencies include the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, Transport Canada, the Transportation Security Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Research and Special Programs Administration and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico). CVSA’s members include enforcement agencies and industry representatives throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States.