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

Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Dale H. Moreland
(573) 840-9500
E062927
June 29, 2009

EMPHASIS: Troop E Announces Farmers Truck Check



Captain George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff, announces that on July 8 and July 9, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., the Troop E Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division will be conducting voluntary commercial vehicle inspections. The inspections will be conducted at the Ross Farms, 2607 Jonesway Road, Kennett, Missouri.
Commercial vehicle officers will conduct inspections for anyone who brings their truck to the check. If violations are discovered officers will waive any enforcement action. However, if the vehicle has an out-of-service violation, it will have to be repaired before leaving the inspection location.
Captain Ridens said, “We are doing this as a courtesy to the owners and will be applying CVSA decals to vehicles that pass the inspection. This process not only helps the farmers with defects that could prove costly if not repaired in a timely manner, it also helps fulfill the mission of the Missouri State Highway Patrol by having safer vehicles on our Southeast Missouri roadways.”
Questions concerning the inspection should be directed to Chief Commercial Vehicle Officer Randy Cobb at Troop E Headquarters phone 573-840-9508, extension 218.


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