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Oct 9, 2010

Roadside Inspection Campaign * USA - Drilling trucks fail more tests, state police say

Pittsburgh,Allegheny,PENN,USA -The Tribune-Review, by Tom Fontaine -October 7, 2010: -- More than 40 percent of roadside inspections conducted this year on trucks involved in the Marcellus shale gas-drilling industry revealed significant safety violations... Police conducted more than 1,100 inspections that resulted in 208 trucks and 64 drivers being taken off the road and 959 citations. Police said 140 of the trucks were hauling wastewater created by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which involves shooting water into the rock formation to free the natural gas... Of the vehicles taken out of service in the latest crackdown, 60 were from Allegheny, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties... Common violations included trucks that exceeded weight limits or had leaking tankers, improperly adjusted brakes or unsecured equipment, Lt. Ray Cook, commander of the commercial vehicle safety divisioN said... (Photo from dot.gov: Inspectors Checking Truck)

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