Trucking Laws · Illinois · November 14, 2026

Illinois State Police Place 17 Commercial Vehicles Out of Service in I-57 Work Zone Patrols

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A sleeper semi moving carefully through a rural interstate work zone with orange barrels and a narrowed lane — Illustration for this story. Not a photo of a specific location.

Illinois State Police are saturating one stretch of I-57, and in just one week they pulled 17 commercial vehicles off the road.

The work-zone blitz

The added patrols are in construction zones near Mt. Vernon, Illinois State Police said. WFIW also reported the results.

The agency started putting extra resources there every day earlier this month. In the first week of November alone, troopers handed out more than 650 citations and warnings, completed more than 80 truck safety inspections, and placed 17 commercial vehicles out of service.

Patrol troopers, truck enforcement and special operations are all working the zone. They are targeting speeding, tailgating, distracted driving and failing to move over. With holiday travel coming, the agency says patrols are going up, not down.

Why it matters to truckers

Anyone running I-57 through southern Illinois should expect more troopers in the work zones, not fewer, through the holiday period. A work-zone inspection can end with a truck placed out of service. Other states have also been tightening work-zone rules, including a recent look at proposed Pennsylvania work-zone flagger and warning-light changes.

Quick facts

Where: I-57 construction zones near Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
First week of November: more than 80 truck inspections and 17 commercial vehicles placed out of service.
More than 650 citations and warnings were issued to motorists in that week.
Focus: speeding, tailgating, distracted driving and failing to move over.
Patrols are set to increase as holiday travel approaches.