Troopers crack down on overweight trucks
MARS HILL, N.C. – So far this year, state troopers have found tractor-trailers carrying a total of 23.3 million pounds in excess weight on Western North Carolina roads, fetching about $1 million in fines.
More than 1,600 trucks have been put out of service for violations, records show.
“When you see numbers like that, it makes it pretty apparent that overweight trucks are a problem in Western North Carolina,” N.C. Highway Patrol Sgt. Pat Staggs said Tuesday. “If the truck is overweight, there are a lot of factors, as far as the stopping distances, damage to roadways and bridges, those sorts of things.”
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