Latest truck crackdowns sidelines 48 drivers, 159 vehicles across US

State police agencies in New York, Nevada and Arizona have stepped up commercial vehicle enforcement in recent weeks, issuing hundreds of violations and placing scores of trucks and drivers out of service. The actions ranged from a bridge-strike prevention campaign along the New York State Thruway to increased roadside inspections in Nevada following a rise in commercial vehicle crashes and targeted enforcement against truckers in Arizona. New York inspection campaign finds nearly 1,000 violations New York State Police said Tuesday that its Troop T Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit conducted 348 commercial vehicle inspections during the state’s “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” campaign at the end of July. The initiative was aimed at reducing bridge and overpass strikes involving commercial vehicles through enforcement and driver education. Of the 348 vehicles inspected, 126 were immediately placed out of service for safety-related violations.