The Oregon Department of Transportation Motor Carrier Division is holding an enforcement event through Friday, Nov. 20, during which its staff will inspect and weigh trucks along Interstate 5
. The weigh stations along I-5 will be open continuously through Friday.

According to Oregon law, commercial vehicles over 20,000 pounds are required to stop at weigh stations to determine compliance with size and weight regulations.

"Although our staff performs this type of work every day, intensive operations like this help reinforce the message that weight and safety compliance are our top priority," said Ed Scrivner, manager of ODOT motor carrier field services. "This event also complements ODOT's on-going initiatives to preserve our highways and bridges."

In a similar exercise in May on I-84, enforcement officers checked trucks at a rate of 7.9 per minute during a 57-hour-long exercise. During this event, they weighed more than 26,000 trucks and took enforcement actions on 1.8 percent of those checked.

"Although the majority of trucking companies operating on Oregon's highways abide by Oregon law and have compliance-conscious drivers, an intensive enforcement event like this can help identify those who are not," said Scrivner.

The event will also be used as an opportunity to educate truck drivers about common compliance mistakes.

More info: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/MCT