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State Police Trash Hauler Enforcement Puts 113 Trucks, 22 Drivers Out Of Service
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The Pennsylvania State Police this week placed 113 trucks and 22 drivers out of service in December under a month-long enforcement effort focused on waste haulers.
"Our goal was to identify safety defects that can lead to crashes," Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski said. "The most commonly found problems were improperly secured cargo and bad brakes. Keeping Pennsylvania's roads safe for everyone is a priority for State Police."
State Police personnel inspected 1,220 trash trucks during December, resulting in 556 traffic citations and 1,056 written warnings being issued. In addition, teams weighed 2,054 trash trucks to determine compliance with state vehicle weight limits, resulting in 14 additional citations.
The December enforcement effort was the result of a renewed commitment by the State Police and Department of Environmental Protection. A 2010 agreement between the agencies allows DEP to reimburse the State Police up to $550,000 for the program through July 2011.
Pawlowski said that during all of 2010, State Police inspected 5,761 trash trucks statewide, resulting in 3,190 traffic citations being issued as well as 859 vehicles and 95 drivers being placed out of service.
A detailed list of actions is available online.
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1/10/2011 |
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