Nearly 90 traffic stops resulted in the discovery of 106 commercial vehicle violations during a joint enforcement exercise between New Hampshire State Police and Plaistow Police Department.
This past Tuesday, state troopers assigned to the Troop G barracks partnered with members of the Plaistow Police Department to address Plaistow residents’ concerns about unsafe operation of commercial vehicle there. Both agencies worked together to deter and detect excessive speed, violations of weight restrictions, driving on restricted roads and other unsafe behaviors.
Police said 87 vehicles were stopped, including 44 commercial vehicles. During inspections of the commercial vehicles, 106 violations were discovered, resulting in 10 drivers and eight vehicles being taken out of service and removed from the road for critical safety violations or improper driver credentialing. An additional 39 warnings and 14 summonses were issued for issues ranging from stop sign violations to drivers operating in violation of federal out-of-service orders.