Tag: Oregon Department of Transportation

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Oregon DOT seeks driver feedback on truck parking
The survey is part of the department’s ongoing Oregon Commercial Truck Parking Study, which intends to explore truck parking issue within several freight corridors in the state – while considering capacity, safety and convenience to truckers – to determine where additional truck parking is needed.
July 22, 2019
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Log book inspections put 366 drivers out of service
Concentrated inspections at four locations on Oregon’s portion of Interstate 5 placed 26 percent of inspected drivers out of service.
July 18, 2012
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163 citations given for unsafe driving around trucks
A sheriff’s office near Portland, Ore., made 216 traffic stops and issued 163 citations during a recent two-day exercise on I-5.
March 15, 2012
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Log checks place 22% out of service in Ore.
ODOT placed 231 drivers out of service from more than 1,000 inspections from Oct. 17 through 22.
October 27, 2011
Oregon state inspector chats with driver during inspection.
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Third of drivers placed out of service in Ore. inspections
This compared with the 27 percent average for a similar exercise in July.
September 28, 2011
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Oregon takes 27% of drivers out of service
In July, 620 inspections resulted in placing 27 percent of drivers out of service for safety violations.
August 3, 2011
(Courtesy of Oregon Department of Transportation)
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Trucks placed out of service in Northwest
More than 780 violations were found during inspections, which focused on drivers’ logbooks and qualifications.
March 17, 2010
An Oregon Department of Transportation inspector checks tires during a truck inspection. (Courtesy Oregon Department of Transportation)
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Load restriction on U.S. 101
Beginning March 22, U.S. 101 in Oregon between mileposts 305.9 and 306.6 south of Port Orford will be restricted to loads no wider than 14 feet. Estimated completion date is May 15. For routing or permit information, contact the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Over Dimension Permit Unit at (503) 373-0000.
February 24, 2010
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Load restriction on U.S. 101
Beginning March 22, U.S. 101 in Oregon south of Port Orford will be restricted to loads no wider than 14 feet.
February 23, 2010
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Oregon adds chain rule
In inclement weather, single-drive axle trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds gross weight or vehicles towing trailers will now be required to use chains in Oregon, the state’s Department of Transportation announced. Under this regulation, chains are not required on tandem drive axle vehicles. Details on snow zone notices, chain requirements and diagrams are posted […]
October 30, 2009
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