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Officers from the Community Policing Unit, the Traffic Unit and the State Police Truck Squad set up in Rowayton and moved to Martin Luther King Drive to stop trucks and perform inspections. They were looking to see that truck equipment was up to code, that there were no weight violations and that drivers were properly licensed and certified.
"We received some complaints from Rowayton about the truck traffic. We've done inspections like this in the past. It's an issue throughout Norwalk, we try to hit different areas of the city," said Sgt. Thomas Fern of the Community Policing Unit.
Through Wednesday's stop officers did identify a few trucks that were carrying too much weight, as well as some drivers who weren't properly licensed, Fern said. They not only stopped large trucks, but also smaller dump trucks and landscaping trucks to make sure they were up to the proper standards of safety.
State police brought portable weights that could be placed underneath to weigh the trucks.
"If we find trucks with major violations, we can't let them drive away, they need to be towed," Fern said.
With a minor violation, such as decals that were not up to code, drivers would be fined but would be allowed to drive away. If a truck was carrying too much weight, they may be required to offload some of the cargo and arrange to have it picked up.
Most of the truck drivers were understanding of the need for the stops, Fern said.
"For the most part they have a good attitude about it. They understand there are laws they need to abide by," Fern said.
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