State Police: 282 Trucks Taken Out of Service in Enforcement Effort

Operation Airbrake Also Results in 945 Citations Being Issued

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania State Police troopers and motor carrier enforcement officers placed 282 trucks out of service and issued 945 traffic citations during a one-day enforcement effort that focused on inspecting the brakes of commercial vehicles, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced today.

Operation Airbrake was conducted statewide on May 5.

"The teams did roadside inspections and educated drivers and mechanics on the importance of proper brake maintenance," Pawlowski said. "Improperly adjusted air brakes increase the stopping distance for large vehicles, which increases the risk to the driver of the vehicle and others on the road."

He said 1,273 commercial vehicles were inspected.  In addition to placing vehicles out of service and issuing traffic citations, officers handed out 1,929 written warnings for vehicle and driver violations and placed 36 drivers out of service.  Two commercial vehicle drivers were arrested for driving under the influence.

Pawlowski said having improperly adjusted brakes was the most common reason for vehicles being placed out of service.

Operation Airbrake was sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, an organization whose membership includes law enforcement officials, truck and bus companies, industry associations and insurance companies in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  More information about the organization is available at www.cvsa.org.

For more information, visit www.psp.state.pa.us or call 717-783-5556.

Media contacts:  Lt. Myra A. Taylor or Jack J. Lewis, 717-783-5556.

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

• Troop A (Cambria, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland counties), 77 inspections; 23 vehicles placed out of service; 52 citations;
• Troop B (Allegheny, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties), 106 inspections; 17 vehicles placed out of service; 52 citations;
• Troop C (Clarion, Clearfield, Forest, Elk, Jefferson and McKean counties), 132 inspections; 29 vehicles placed out of service; 45 citations;
• Troop D (Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties), 73 inspections; 12 vehicles placed out of service; 37 citations;
• Troop E (Crawford, Erie, Venango and Warren counties), 87 inspections; 22 vehicles placed out of service; 73 citations;
• Troop F (Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Union and Tioga counties), 107 inspections; 21 vehicles placed out of service; 89 citations;
• Troop G (Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and Mifflin counties), 89 inspections; 13 vehicles placed out of service; 35 citations;
• Troop H (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry and York counties), 66 inspections; 13 vehicles placed out of service; 37 citations;
• Troop J (Chester and Lancaster counties), 81 inspections; 14 vehicles placed out of service; 29 citations;
• Troop K (Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties), 61 inspections; 10 vehicles placed out of service; 35 citations;
• Troop L (Berks, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties), 65 inspections; 16 vehicles placed out of service; 40 citations;
• Troop M (Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties), 47 inspections; 19 vehicles placed out of service; 56 citations;
• Troop N (Carbon, Columbia, Monroe and part of Luzerne counties), 49 inspections; 15 vehicles placed out of service; 75 citations;
• Troop P (Bradford, Sullivan, Wyoming and part of Luzerne counties), 36 inspections; six vehicles placed out of service; 39 citations;
• Troop R (Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne counties), 68 inspections; 18 vehicles placed out of service; 97 citations;
• Troop T (Pennsylvania Turnpike), 129 inspections; 34 vehicles placed out of service; 154 citations.

SOURCE Pennsylvania State Police Department

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