Arkansas enforcement sweep puts 393 drivers and trucks out of service, 183 for English proficiency
Safety · Nov 3 · By Truker
A 48-hour 'Operation Highway Shield' sweep at Arkansas weigh stations Oct. 27-29 produced 1,724 inspections, 393 drivers and trucks placed out of service and 183 English-language proficiency disqualifications, according to Arkansas officials.
The points
- 1Arkansas Highway Police ran the operation Oct. 27-29 with FMCSA, the DEA, Homeland Security Investigations and ICE, holding enhanced operations at select weigh stations statewide.
- 2Results reported by the state: 1,724 FMCSA inspections, 393 drivers and commercial vehicles out of service, more than 330 unqualified or unauthorized drivers identified, more than 1,000 safety violations, 369 citations or warnings, 183 English-proficiency disqualifications, 74 immigration enforcement actions, 44 criminal arrests and one stolen trailer recovered.
- 3FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs attended and said the effort targets unsafe drivers and vehicles while supporting carriers that follow the rules.
- 4It's the third Highway Shield wave this year: Florida in March (176 drivers out of service, 54 for language) and Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio in August (766 drivers and vehicles out of service, 36 English-proficiency violations), per Land Line.
- 5Separately, DHS said Nov. 2 that ICE's 'Operation Guardian' across 15 states, including Arkansas, arrested more than 230 people Oct. 26-28, including more than 40 CDL holders.
Why it matters
Federal and state agencies keep running these multi-agency sweeps at weigh stations, and drivers can be placed out of service on the spot for English proficiency. Carriers dispatching through Arkansas should make sure drivers, logs and equipment are ready for a full inspection.
What we read
Land Line, Oct. 30: landline.media | MySaline, Oct. 30 | DHS, Nov. 2