The federal government will check trucks' brakes, lights and springs, along with drivers' records. If anything is wrong, MoDOT said those trucks and their drivers can't operate in the Show-Me State.

There were 1,669 crashes last Thanksgiving weekend in Missouri, killing 19 people and injuring 676. During the 2004 Thanksgiving holiday weekend, 450 people died in traffic crashes nationwide. Nearly 40% were alcohol-related. There also were 3,500 traffic deaths nationwide in 2004 from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve. About 37% were alcohol-related.