When Pennsylvania officials and representatives of the state鈥檚 trucking industry hit the streets for a coordinated safety check, they handed out free goodies as well as out-of-service tickets.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania Motor Carrier Enforcement officers inspected 340 trucks during a recent three-day safety effort, under the slogan, 鈥淒rive Your Best, Get Your Rest.鈥
The state police, Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation鈥檚 motor carrier enforcement agency staged a joint inspection blitz, billed as an educational event, July 10-12 on State Route 22. All 1,700 trucks that came down the road were pulled over, and 340 of them were checked over.
Of these, 144 were placed out of service, as were 14 drivers. Sixteen of the 24 trucks weighed were found to be running too heavy.
鈥淎 lot of the time the driver came in and said, 鈥楶lease check my truck; the company won鈥檛 fix it,鈥 鈥 said Shawn E. Houck, a press officer with PennDOT.
For the full story, see the July 24 print edition of Transport Topics. .
