Trucks carried wagons rail to terminal transportation. They will pay over 100 000 £ in fines.

Cieżarówki wiozły wagony kolejowe na terminal przeładunkowy. Zapłacą ponad 100 000 zł kary

Lublin inspectors from the Provincial Inspectorate of road transport stopped three trucks on national road number 2 in the location Woroniec, in the framework of a common control action conducted with functions of National Administration of Treasury. The effect of control are administrative proceedings, which result in punishments of a total amount 106 tys. zl!

For large and for heavy

The attention of inspectors was attracted by the size of transported loads. Trucks carried because on trailers partially dismantled wagons railroad. The transportation sets were weighed and measured. “Suspicions of the inspectors were confirmed – each of the vehicles was overloaded, and none of the drivers had the required permission to drive the vehicle above the standard.” – reads in communication WITD in Lublin.

After weighing the vehicles it turned out that instead of the allowed 40 tons, they weighed 49.5 tons, 55.6 tons and 42.8 tons, respectively. In addition to this height of carried loads, instead of the allowed 4 meters, was from 4.40 to 4.46 meters – reports the Lublin inspectorate. A in two sets were also confirmed to have exceeded the requirements of axles of vehicles.

Transports “grounded”

Drivers were forbidden further travel until the load loads or obtain appropriate permissions to travel with transport overload. There have been initiated administrative proceedings, which result in fines in the amount of from 30 to 38 thousand zlotys. In total carriers will have to pay as much as 106 tys. zl!In addition to this as informs WITD in Lublin, “the licensing authorities will be able to

start the procedure to revoke licensing authorizations for responsible entities.”

“Such threatening violations of the transportation rules over threaten the safety of

traffic and constitute a form of unfair competition against transporters acting in accordance with the law.” – comment on the incident inspectors from

Lublin.