Inspection * USA - 75 Percent of Commercial Trucks failing ODOT one
Twelve drivers were placed out of service for violations such as logbook deficiencies or driving too many hours without rest breaks...
Cascada Locks,OR,USA -The Salem-News.com -May 17, 2007: -- More than 75 percent of commercial vehicles inspected by Oregon Department of Transportation Motor Carrier enforcement officers during a six-hour inspection blitz Wednesday morning were placed out of service with safety violations... Officers completed 55 inspections during the half-day event at the Cascade Locks and Wyeth weigh stations along Interstate 84 in the Columbia Gorge; 42 vehicles (76 percent) were placed out of service for mechanical violations such as improper tire inflation, tire tread problems and other safety hazards... Twelve drivers were placed out of service for violations such as logbook deficiencies or driving too many hours without rest breaks...
(Photo ODOT: Out of service trucks line the parking lot of the Cascade Locks Port of Entry.)
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