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State police pull over drivers and cite infractions in eastern Oregon
Farewell Bend,OR,USA -OregonLive.com/The Oregonian (Portland,OR,USA), RICHARD COCKLE -April 18, 2008: -- Oregon State Police cited a 63-year-old trucker Thursday for doing the impossible: driving 500 miles in five hours through three states in an 18-wheeler refrigerator truck full of meat... "We're seeing more of it," especially among drivers paid by the hour or the mile, said Sgt. Alan Hageman, who has spent 24 years with the state police. There's an inducement for drivers to be as productive as possible, he said, which can mean driving a lot more hours than they are allowed by law... The around-the-clock check began at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and was to end at midnight Thursday. Organized by state police and the Oregon Department of Transportation, its goal was to reel in trucks with worn suspensions, frayed tires, bad brakes and long-haul commercial drivers who were drowsy, drunk or drugged. Troopers with narcotics dogs also circled each parked truck to make sure illegal drugs weren't being transported...
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