Nine truck drivers and as many vehicles were placed out of service during a commercial vehicle inspection detail Monday morning at the Route 183/222 interchange in Bern Township.
The Bern Township Police Department hosted the federally funded countywide detail. The collaborative effort brought together multiple law enforcement and regulatory agencies: Exeter, Muhlenberg, Eastern Berks Regional, Fleetwood, Amity, Cumru, and Reading police departments; state police; Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission; and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Trucks pulled over from the northbound on ramp of Route 222 from Route 183 in Bern Township.await insepections Monday morning during the countywide commercial vehicle inspection detail hosted by Bern Township Police Department. (STEVEN HENSHAW – READING EAGLE)
The goal of commercial vehicle inspections is to protect all who travel through Bern Township and the greater Berks County area by ensuring that commercial vehicles adhere to safety standards, officials said.
According to Bern police:
Inspections were conducted on all four ramps of the interchange.
Personnel flagged 48 trucks for full commercial vehicle inspections and conducted 17 driver credential checks. They documented 98 violations.
In addition to the nine vehicles pulled out of service, one overweight truck was identified that needed to be addressed before moving on.