State Police Teams Inspect Trucks on Rural Roads

The Pennsylvania State Police placed 144 trucks and 32 drivers out of service during a one-day enforcement effort that focused on commercial vehicles traveling on rural roads and non-interstate highways, Commissioner Frank Noonan announced.

“National statistics show that more than 50 percent of all truck crashes occur in rural areas and on non-interstate highways,” Noonan said in a release. “Monitoring only the interstates is not enough. We are active on rural roads in Pennsylvania to ensure that all commercial vehicles are operated safely.”

The Commonwealth Rural Roads and State Highways detail, or C.R.A.S.H, was conducted April 12 by state police motor carrier enforcement teams statewide.

Noonan said the enforcement teams inspected 1,361 vehicles. In addition to placing trucks and drivers out of service, officers issued 651 citations and 1,366 written warnings. The most common violation found by the teams was brakes out of adjustment, Noonan said.

Troop M, which patrols Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties, conducted 88 inspections; placed seven vehicles and two drivers out of service; and issued 52 citations and 90 warnings.