A recent enforcement effort between Wyoming and Colorado law enforcement resulted in 24 commercial trucks being placed out of service following inspections near the border of the two states.
According to a public update, the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) carried out a Mobile Enforcement and Education Team (MEET) Detail on U.S. 287 south of Laramie on September 30. The initiative was designed to focus on commercial carrier traffic and highway safety compliance.
During the operation, officers conducted inspections on 82 commercial vehicles. From those inspections, 16 drivers and 24 vehicles were taken out of service. Officers also made four arrests and issued one citation related to marijuana possession.
In its statement, the Wyoming Highway Patrol noted that troopers made three of the arrests, each involving commercial drivers with repeat offenses. Two arrests were for repeated violations of operating without a CDL, while the third was connected to repeated English Language Proficiency violations.
Meanwhile, the Colorado State Patrol confirmed one arrest involving a driver wanted on a state-wide warrant.
The MEET Detail represents a continued cooperative effort between Wyoming and Colorado agencies to identify unsafe carriers and drivers while promoting safer highways across both states.
Source: Wyoming Highway Patrol
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