Recent inspections on commercial vehicles conducted by Bremerhaven police, which were part of the latest ROADPOL Truck and Bus operation, found 2 out of 3 trucks checked had defects or violations.
The inspections were carried out on Wednesday, July 21st at checkpoints in the Grauwallring industrial estate in Bremerhaven-Speckenbüttel and the Weddewarden customs area near the port.
A total of 36 vehicles were checked. Of that number, 24 had issues.
In 7 cases, the violations or defects were deemed severe enough to prevent the trucks from continuing their journey.
The issues spotted by the inspectors during the checks were as follows:
- 10 violations of compliance with driving and rest times
- 8 violations related to insufficient load securing
- 6 trucks with defects, including defective brakes, tyres, wheel covers and other components.
- 1 truck overloaded by 5.7%
- 1 trailer with impermissible excess length
- An additional 13 warnings and 11 reports of administrative offenses
Photo credit: Polizei Bremerhaven
