Trucks Inspected For Air Quality, Solid Waste Violations

TARRYTOWN, NY — Department of Environmental Conservations officers hit the road in Westchester County and the Bronx and handed out more than 50 tickets for numerous violations, with some trucks being taken out of service.

During the last two weeks in February, DEC officers conducted several commercial vehicle enforcement details.

The officers, working with the state Department of Transportation and local police departments, focused on air quality and solid waste violations.

DEC officers issued 49 tickets for violations related to expired emissions inspections, waste transport violations, leaking leachate and oil on roadways, as well as associated vehicle and traffic law violations.

In the village of Tarrytown, one sanitation truck taken out of service was operating with expired vehicle and safety inspections and was severely rusted in multiple locations on the bed lining, releasing garbage leachate to the streets.

Officers charged the sanitation company with operating a heavy-duty diesel vehicle without the proper inspections and depositing a smelly, unwholesome substance on a public highway, which is a misdemeanor.

On Feb. 28, officers assisted the DOT with a routine heavy-duty truck inspection in Bronx County. The group inspected vehicles for compliance with safety, environmental regulations and paperwork. They observed 12 violations during the detail and took one truck out of service for safety violations.