Why is it that drivers consider inspections bothersome?
Tpr Bonney: Because drivers aren’t making money when their trucks are stopped. Good companies preach safety and make sure their drivers understand they will get stopped and inspected and there won’t be a problem with it. Interesting, I never hear complaints from hazmat haulers. They know how critical their commodities are and how many laws they have to comply with. They know they’re going to get stopped, and they’re going to get checked. Lt Beasley: Our primary goal is safety on the roads. There is a story going around that one state, not Illinois, put a number of inspectors on the road without proper training or experience. These inspectors wrote up a lot of “nit-picking” violations, generating needed revenue for the state’s coffers. Let me tell you, there is no truth to this story. When a violation is written, the fine is not paid to the state, it’s paid to the county. In Illinois, a hazmat violation is a civil penalty that carries a hefty fine which is based on enforcement history.
