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May 18, 2009

EMPHASIS: Results Of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Truck Check In Kansas City, Missouri


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 conducted May 12, through May 14, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. This operation was conducted by commercial vehicle enforcement troopers, commercial vehicle officers, and commercial vehicle inspectors from Troops A, B, D, F, G, and H. The operation was a joint effort with officers from the Kansas City Police Department’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit and Traffic Safety Division.
The goal of the operation was to remove unsafe commercial vehicles and unqualified or impaired drivers from Missouri’s roadways. Officers set up numerous checkpoints around the Kansas City area and stopped commercial vehicles to conduct random driver and vehicle inspections.
During the three-day operation, officers performed 697 inspections with 1,189 violations discovered. There were 84 vehicles and 31 drivers placed out-of-service. In addition, officers made 240 arrests and issued 698 warnings.
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 vehicles and unqualified or impaired drivers from our roadways.”
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