MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Bill Lowe
(816) 622-0800 ext. 273
A2011-18
May 11, 2011

EMPHASIS: Results Of Truck Check


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, announces the results of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) truck check, which was conducted from May 3 through May 5, 2011 in Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties. This operation was conducted by commercial vehicle enforcement troopers, commercial vehicle officers, and commercial vehicle inspectors from Troops A, B, C, D, F, and H. The operation was a joint effort with officers from the Kansas City Police Department’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit.
The goal of the operation was to remove unsafe commercial vehicles and unqualified or impaired drivers from Missouri roadways. Officers set up numerous checkpoints and stopped commercial motor vehicles to conduct random driver and vehicle safety inspections.
During the three-day operation, officers performed 454 inspections with 915 violations discovered. There were 18 drivers and 57 motor vehicles placed out-of-service. In addition, officers issued 150 citations.
Captain Powell stated, “The truck checks are part of the continuing effort by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies to remove unsafe commercial motor vehicles and unqualified or impaired drivers from Missouri roadways.”
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