The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol recently sidelined nearly half of the commercial vehicles that they stopped during series of targeted operations in the Phoenix area.
On November 19, AZDPS announced results from “several details targeting seatbelt use and collision-causing violations along Phoenix Metro freeways” over the last week conducted by the Highway Patrol State Troopers with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit.
During the Phoenix details, troopers placed 46% of the commercial vehicles stopped out-of-service for various safety violations.
Troopers also issued 25 citations for seatbelt violations in a single day…