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Posted on 06/05/2007 12:25:33 PM PDT by WestTexasWend
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol will join its counterpart agencies and federal officials across the nation during the next 2-1/2 days to check to be sure tractor trailer drivers are operating safely.
Patrol trooper Betsy Randolph said troopers from the patrol's size and weights unit will stop and check trucks to make sure their equipment is operating correctly and that the vehicles are not overloaded.
Troopers also will check drivers to make sure they are properly licensed and are properly maintaining log books showing the hours they have driven.
The checks are scheduled to start at 6 a.m. Tuesday, and authorities plan to continue making them until from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily until Thursday, when they will end at noon.
Checks will be made at mile marker 149 on Interstate 35 in Logan County at a rest stop, at the Davis scale house, also on I-35, at the Colbert scale house on U.S. 69, at Tiger Mountain on I-40 and at Boise City in Oklahoma's Panhandle.
Like it wouldn’t be widely known in minutes anyway? News like that travels quickly amongst truckers.
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Aren’t they supposed to be doing this anyway?
Good! These truckers generally drive as if they are a compact car. I fear for my life every time I leave OKC to drive to see my family in Tulsa. We’ve almost been run off the road many times.
Now THAT’S funny!!! ROTFLMAO!!!
trucking used to be a good job but no drivers like you screw that up.i wish all trucks would stop hauling for one week,so people like you could have the whole road for yourself.and a bare eating table.
More details, from AZ >>>
Crackdown on commercial vehicles in state begins Tuesday
Kelsey Hazlewood
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 4, 2007 02:49 PM
A large operation to crack down on commercial vehicles in Arizona as well as the rest of the country, Canada and Mexico, starts Tuesday.
Operation Roadcheck is put on by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and is designed to save lives through the prevention of accidents that involve large trucks and buses. This is the 20th annual Roadcheck event, according to the alliance Web site.
In 2006, there were 2,935 accidents involving commercial carriers, producing 154 fatalities according to Arizona Department of Public Safety officials. A total of 2,339 injuries were also sustained in those accidents.
While the accident statistics may seem relatively small, a crash involving a commercial vehicle has a large impact on traffic and could potentially create a dangerous situation if the truck’s contents are hazardous, said Lt. Bernie Gazdzik of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
For this reason, DPS is placing special attention on hazardous material this year. In addition, commercial vehicle drivers will also be asked basic Homeland Security questions similar to those asked at the airport, regarding the nature of their load, who has come into contact with it, etc.
Over 100 law enforcement officers and additional officials trained in commercial vehicle laws and regulations will perform detailed inspections at special checkpoints on Interstate 17 and Interstate 40, which are heavily used truck routes in Arizona. There are about 10,000 specially trained officers participating nationwide.
The effort will probably be the biggest commercial vehicle enforcement detail yet, Gazdzik said.
“It’s a pretty good effort,” Gazdzik said. “We do about 45,000 inspections a year in Arizona on trucks and we hope to hit over 1,000 in the next few days. It’s quite an operation.”
During last year’s Operation Road Check, 509 commercial vehicles were inspected accumulating a total of 1,659 violations. Of the vehicles inspected, 130 were placed out of service for mechanical violations, according to DPS.
Several drivers were also put out of service for other violations including driving over hours and consuming alcohol when contacted.
Operation Roadcheck is not only aiming to remove unsafe vehicles and drivers from the road, but also to provide a picture of the overall safety conditions of commercial vehicles in North America.
Drivers of commercial vehicles who attempt to bypass the special checkpoints will be cited.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0604abrk-roadcheck0604-ON.html
I work in the trucking industry. These are taking place all across the country in a joint effort with Canadian and Mexican authorities....here in our country. This is not a joke.
The real kicker is that we are not in Mexico or Canada inspecting their trucks.
The real kicker is that we are not in Mexico or Canada inspecting their trucks.
Well, it's a Good Thing, then. With the recent economic growth in our country, drivers are getting to be more and more scarce. Hence, outfits are hiring drivers that, IMO, shouldn't be on the road.
I would feel better if I knew our HP was paying closer attention to them.
BTTT
beats being dead due to some ditzoid truck driver with no
skills or road manners.
One four wheeler lookin' like a pancake, one truck and trailer untouched (to the eye), no citation to me, the four wheeler lost his car, and was cited for reckless driving.
If you're scared ... stay home.
We don't start, drive nor stop anyways NEAR like a car ... You're 3,000 lbs. ... I'm 80,000.
Isaac Newtoin wins every time, no matter whether you agree or not.
My thinking about trucks is that, they are so big, you can't HELP but notice them, whereas autos are small, we have to make accommodation for the 800 pound gorilla.
It's just self preservation, with a modicum of courtesy.
maybe they should be nice lie you?
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