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Peerless Port of Entry specialist: overweight truck held permit; inspections aimed at protecting roads
Summary
George Dieter III, a motor carrier specialist at the Peerless Port of Entry in Price, said a stopped truck was over 80,000 pounds but had an overweight permit. He described using license-plate readers, wearing coveralls to reduce confrontation and educating drivers to limit road damage and improve safety.
George Dieter III, a motor carrier specialist at the Peerless Port of Entry in Price, said a truck his team stopped was over 80,000 pounds but held a valid overweight permit, and that inspections and driver education are tools to protect local roads and public dollars.
Dieter said his license-plate reader alerted him that the vehicle had an overweight permit. “That one is over 80,000 pounds, but my license plate reader lets me know he does have an overweight permit,” he said.
The inspection work, Dieter said,…
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