Latest CDL truck crackdowns find impaired drivers, unsafe equipment, false logs

Commercial vehicle enforcement operations across the U. S. and Canada recently resulted in dozens of trucks and drivers being placed out of service, along with citations for violations ranging from unsafe brakes and false logs to impaired driving, speeding and unsecured cargo.

Recent enforcement actions in Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Ontario and British Columbia highlight increased roadside scrutiny of commercial vehicles and drivers.

New Mexico operation puts 27 trucks, drivers out of service New Mexico State Police recently conducted a commercial vehicle enforcement operation in the Taos area, where Strike Team officers and transportation inspectors performed saturation patrols and established a temporary inspection site along rural state roads.

Authorities conducted 153 commercial vehicle safety inspections, placing 20 vehicles and seven drivers out of service. Officers also issued 62 commercial motor vehicle citations, including 58 moving violations and four equipment citations. window. googletag = window. googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag. cmd. push(function() {googletag.

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Ontario blitz places 64% of inspected trucks out of service In Lincoln, Ontario, near Niagara Falls, local officials partnered with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Niagara Regional Police Service and Niagara Region for a commercial truck safety blitz.

Officials conducted 25 commercial vehicle inspections and placed 16 vehicles — 64% of those inspected — out of service. Authorities also issued 29 Provincial Offence Notices. Niagara Regional Police stopped another 14 trucks but did not conduct inspections after determining there were valid reasons for the vehicles to be in the area.

Inspectors found violations involving brake adjustments, load securement, a disconnected pushrod, a cracked trailer frame with loose tracking-component bolts, false logs and Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration and electronic logging device requirements.

Niagara Regional Police Service officers recently conducted a commercial truck safety blitz and placed 16 vehicles out of service in the Ontario region.

(Photo: Niagara Regional Police Service) Louisiana targets trucks violating Atchafalaya Basin Bridge lane restrictions Louisiana State Police cited 26 commercial truck drivers during an enforcement operation targeting trucks traveling in the left lane of the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge in St. Martin and Iberville parishes.

Commercial vehicles are required to stay in the right lane while crossing the bridge. State Police launched the operation after receiving complaints about trucks using the left lane. Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers conducted 26 inspections and issued 26 citations for disregarding traffic control devices requiring trucks to remain in the right lane.

Troopers also identified four additional safety violations and placed one commercial driver out of service. window. googletag = window. googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag. cmd. push(function() {googletag. defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot3', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0').

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7 in Tempe, a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit trooper stopped a truck on Interstate 10 carrying a steel beam measuring more than 60 feet long.

Authorities said the load had only three securement straps, fewer than required, while the beam projected 11 feet beyond the rear of the vehicle and lacked two required flashing red lights while traveling before sunrise. The driver also was not wearing required corrective lenses. The driver and vehicle were both placed out of service.

In a separate incident Aug. 13 near Flagstaff, troopers responded after an oversized commercial vehicle struck multiple traffic barricades along Interstate 40. Authorities said the driver showed signs of impairment and was arrested for DUI after providing a preliminary breath sample of 0. 124. Open alcohol containers also were found in the cab. window.