ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A recent safety initiative along Route 29 in Albemarle County was focused on commercial motor vehicles.

Members of the Albemarle County Police Department, the Virginia State Police, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the Harrisonburg Police Department participated.

Officers conducted 29 inspections of commercial vehicles.

Those inspections resulted in 78 citations, and 11 commercial vehicles were removed from the roads until the violations can be corrected.

Commercial vehicles have to comply with federal and state laws.