CHP runs Central Valley enforcement blitz after truck-complaint surge
The Oct. 8 CITE operation followed 'numerous complaints' about speeding and improper lane use; CHP warns enforcement continues, with the 55 mph truck limit a statewide focus.
Summarized from CDLLife.
California Highway Patrol troopers ran a commercial-vehicle enforcement operation in the Central Valley on Oct. 8 after a surge of complaints about semis speeding, traveling in improper lanes, and making unsafe lane changes, according to CDLLife on Oct. 9.
Troopers from CHP's Merced Division partnered with the Chowchilla River Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility and Central Division's Mobile Road Enforcement team for what CHP calls a "commercial vehicle focused Coordinated Integrated Traffic Enforcement" operation.
CHP published no stop, inspection, or citation counts from the operation — but warned the crackdown isn't over. "Today's operation may be over, but our enforcement efforts are not," the agency said. Other CHP divisions have recently been enforcing California's 55 mph truck speed limit statewide, so drivers should expect continued attention to speed and lane discipline.
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