Latest CDL truck crackdowns find impaired drivers, unsafe equipment, false logs
Enforcement agencies across the U.S. and Canada place 37 commercial vehicles and 8 drivers out of service in latest crackdowns. The post Latest CDL truck crackdowns find impaired drivers, unsafe equipment, false logs appeared first on FreightWaves .
Recent crackdowns on commercial vehicles in the U.S. and Canada have uncovered a variety of issues, including impaired drivers, unsafe equipment, and false logs. In Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Ontario, and British Columbia, authorities conducted numerous inspections, resulting in dozens of trucks and drivers being placed out of service.
New Mexico saw 27 trucks and seven drivers taken out of service, with 62 citations issued for moving violations and equipment issues. Ontario's Blitz placed 16 out of 25 inspected trucks out of service, with 29 Provincial Offence Notices given and violations ranging from brake adjustments to false logs. In Louisiana, 26 drivers faced citations for driving in the left lane of the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, and in Arizona, a driver was placed out of service for improper securement of an oversized load and for allegedly being impaired.
British Columbia issued more than $1,400 in fines after a fully loaded auto transport truck was clocked traveling 68 mph in a 37 mph construction zone, with the driver failing multiple safety inspections.
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