SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Transportation said it ticketed 122 drivers for illegally bypassing open weigh stations in late April and early May. ODOT officials said the goal was to get fatigued and unqualified drivers off the road.
Inspectors discovered false logs and multiple electronic logging devices that had been tampered with and were producing fictional logs, ODOT said in a press release. A quarter of the drivers who were stopped were temporarily prohibited from driving a commercial vehicle due to a violation of safety or regulatory rules.
Here is the full release from ODOT. The Farewell Bend Ports of Entry weigh station mentioned in the release is not near Bend. It’s on Interstate 84 along the Columbia River near the Idaho state line…