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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.
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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