Hubbard more aggressive on tractor-trailer violations

HUBBARD — City leaders are pleased about the police department’s more-aggressive enforcement of tractor-trailer violations.

The city has had problems with trucks speeding and with damage to infrastructure along North Main and Liberty streets, said police Chief Jim Taafe.

He said bridge work on Interstate 80 diverted traffic through the city, causing damage to storm sewers and curbs.

“Trucks weren’t being weighed at the scales,” he said at tonight's city council meeting.

The city sent a police officer, Dominic Pagano, to training on how to spot tractor-trailer violations, such as trucks that are overweight, Taafe said. Pagano finished the training at the end of last year, and more-aggressive enforcement began right away, he said.

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