Pennsylvania State Police Enforcement Effort Removes Trucks, Drivers from Service

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania State Police placed 163 trucks and 39 drivers out of service during a recent one-day enforcement effort that focused on inspecting commercial vehicles that transport hazardous materials.

"Every day in the United States, trucks transport more than 800,000 shipments of hazardous materials. As many of these shipments pass through Pennsylvania, it's our goal to make sure they are transported safely," State Police Commissioner Frank E. Noonan said today.

The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safe Transportation of Placarded Substances detail, or S.T.O.P.S., was conducted Aug. 31 by members of the motor carrier enforcement team.

A total of 1,356 commercial vehicles were inspected during the effort, and 53 percent of the trucks inspected had at least one safety violation, Noonan reported. Officers handed out 823 traffic citations and 1,268 written warnings for vehicle and driver violations.

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Media contacts: Maria A. Finn or Sgt. Anthony Manetta, 717-783-5556

Editor's Note:  Following is a breakdown, by troop area, of the number of vehicles inspected; number placed out of service; and citations issued by State Police during the one-day program:

• Troop A (Cambria, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland counties), 87 inspections; 12 vehicles out of service; one driver out of service; 23 citations; 106 warnings.
• Troop B (Allegheny, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties), 104 inspections; 10 vehicles out of service; no drivers out of service; 51 citations; 88 warnings.
• Troop C (Clarion, Clearfield, Forest, Elk, Jefferson and McKean counties), 171 inspections; 14 vehicles out of service; four drivers out of service; 72 citations; 185 warnings.
• Troop D (Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties), 144 inspections; seven vehicles out of service; three drivers out of service; 48 citations; 84 warnings.
• Troop E (Crawford, Erie, Venango and Warren counties), 72 inspections; 16 vehicles out of service; no drivers out of service; 47 citations; 83 warnings.
• Troop F (Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Union and Tioga counties), 103 inspections; 14 vehicles out of service; six drivers out of service; 96 citations; 91 warnings.
• Troop G (Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and Mifflin counties), 102 inspections; seven vehicles out of service; two drivers out of service; 26 citations; 90 warnings.
• Troop H (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry and York counties), 33 inspections; five vehicles out of service; one driver out of service; 10 citations; 35 warnings.
• Troop J (Chester and Lancaster counties), 60 inspections; 15 vehicles out of service; three drivers out of service; 50 citations; 92 warnings.
• Troop K (Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties), 71 inspections; three vehicles out of service; one driver out of service; 47 citations; 48 warnings.
• Troop L (Berks, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties), 68 inspections; seven vehicles out of service; one driver out of service; 32 citations; 50 warnings.
• Troop M (Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties), 33 inspections; two vehicles out of service; one driver out of service; 18 citations; 31 warnings.
• Troop N (Carbon, Columbia, Monroe and part of Luzerne counties), 42 inspections; 14 vehicles out of service; four drivers out of service; 72 citations; 15 warnings.
• Troop P (Bradford, Sullivan, Wyoming and part of Luzerne counties), 54 inspections; 10 vehicles out of service; two drivers out of service; 33 citations; 36 warnings.
• Troop R (Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne counties), 76 inspections; 12 vehicles out of service; two drivers out of service; 50 citations; 82 warnings.
• Troop T (Pennsylvania Turnpike), 136 inspections; 15 vehicles out of service; eight drivers out of service; 148 citations; 152 warnings.

SOURCE Pennsylvania State Police