Truck enforcements widen to Maryland, DC as 128 drivers sidelined

Federal and state trucking inspectors have expanded Operation Highway Shield into Maryland and Washington, D.C., conducting more than 1,000 commercial vehicle inspections and identifying hundreds of safety violations.

The operations in Maryland and Washington, D.C., join recent enforcement agencies across the United States and Canada stepping up roadside crackdowns.

In Maryland, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration partnered with state law enforcement agencies to conduct 941 commercial motor vehicle inspections, resulting in 191 vehicles and 92 drivers being placed out of service.

In Washington, D.C., FMCSA and the Metropolitan Police Department conducted another 125 inspections of large trucks and buses, identifying 193 violations, including 50 out-of-service violations.

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