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1/5 of Commercial Vehicles were Found Unsafe

May 19, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that one-fifth of commercial vehicles they inspected in in 2011 were unsafe:

18-wheeler crash data

Source: TXDPS Commercial Vehicle Safety Data

“Since the first of the year, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement personnel and specially-trained Highway Patrol troopers have inspected 331,505 commercial vehicles. As a result of these inspections, DPS removed 66,189 unsafe commercial vehicles and 12,301 unsafe commercial vehicle drivers from Texas roads for a variety of safety violations.

“Commercial vehicles are responsible for approximately 15 percent of the fatalities in Texas crashes,” said McCraw. “Most commercial vehicle operators obey the law; however, those who choose to drive unsafe commercial vehicles or drive a commercial vehicle unsafely pose a serious threat to the motoring public.”

McCraw cited Operation Texas Thunder initiatives, which are DPS surge enforcement operations in a targeted area, as one example of how DPS deals with unsafe truck and bus operators. After complaints about truck traffic in McMullen County, a recent Operation Texas Thunder effort put 64 percent of the vehicles inspected during that operation out of service. Another recent Texas Thunder operation in the Corpus Christi area resulted in almost 400 citations and 206 vehicles placed out of service.”

These unsafe commercial vehicles can cause serious injuries, but experienced attorneys knows how to uncover the parties at fault.

Filed Under: Automotive, Truck Accidents Tagged With: 18-wheeler, Accident, Attorney, Commercial Vehicle, crash, Denton, DPS, Personal Injury, Semi, Semi-Truck, Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety, Truck, TXDPS, Wreck

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