Arkansas truck blitz nets 183 English violations, 44 arrests in 48 hours
A two-day Arkansas trucking enforcement blitz resulted in 183 English-language proficiency violations, 44 criminal arrests and 74 immigration violations.
Arkansas Highway Police and federal law enforcement agencies conducted a sweeping 48-hour commercial vehicle enforcement operation that resulted in 183 English-language proficiency violations, 44 criminal arrests and more than 1,000 motor carrier safety violations.
The crackdown, dubbed Operation Highway Shield, took place from 6 a.m. Tuesday through 6 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 27-29), targeting unsafe commercial vehicles, unqualified truck drivers and criminal activity along Arkansas highways.
According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, officers conducted 1,724 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration inspections, placing 393 drivers and commercial motor vehicles out of service.
Authorities also identified more than 330 unqualified or unauthorized drivers and reported 74 immigration violations that resulted in federal immigration enforcement.
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