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193
commercial trash trucks taken out of service in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State Police, in cooperation
the Department of Environmental Protection, placed 193 trash
trucks out of service during a two-day enforcement effort that
focused on commercial haulers, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski
announced.
“During this operation on June 2 and 3, state police motor carrier
enforcement personnel focused their attention on trash trucks
and identifying safety defects that can lead to crashes,” Pawlowski
said. “Inspections were conducted at landfills and waste transfer
stations across the state.”
Pawlowski said personnel inspected 892 trash trucks and weighed
676 trucks. State police issued 666 citations and 1,235 written
warnings. The most common violations were inoperable rear lights
and improperly adjusted brakes. Nineteen drivers were placed
out of service.
The 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
two-day program. Troops H and T did not participate in the enforcement
program.
•Troop A (Cambria, Indiana, Somerset and Westmoreland counties),
114 inspections; 21 vehicles placed out of service; 56 citations;
•Troop B (Allegheny, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties),
105 inspections; 32 vehicles placed out of service; 61 citations;
•Troop C (Clarion, Clearfield, Forest, Elk, Jefferson and McKean
counties), 54 inspections; four vehicles placed out of service;
16 citations;
•Troop D (Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties),
69 inspections; six vehicles placed out of service; 21 citations;
•Troop E (Crawford, Erie, Venango and Warren counties), 23 inspections;
seven vehicles placed out of service; 21 citations;
•Troop F (Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland,
Potter, Snyder, Union and Tioga counties), 59 vehicles inspected;
12 vehicles placed out of service; 33 citations;
•Troop G (Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata
and Mifflin counties), 76 inspections; 14 vehicles placed out
of service; 41 citations;
•Troop J (Chester and Lancaster counties), 40 inspections; nine
vehicles placed out of service; 21 citations;
•Troop K (Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties), 119
inspections; 28 vehicles placed out of service; 124 citations;
•Troop L (Berks, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties), 27 inspections;
six vehicles placed out of service; 11 citations;
•Troop M (Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties), 63 inspections;
nine vehicles placed out of service; 34 citations;
•Troop N (Carbon, Columbia, Monroe and part of Luzerne counties),
48 inspections; 12 vehicles placed out of service; 96 citations;
•Troop P (Bradford, Sullivan, Wyoming and part of Luzerne counties),
15 inspections; four vehicles placed out of service; 37 citations;
•Troop R (Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne counties),
80 inspections; 18 vehicles placed out of service; 64 citations
issued.
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