Truck drivers stopped on the highway after 20 days-what happened?

Truck drivers stopped on the highway after 20 days-what happened?

Kuchl, Österreich - A 45-year-old truck driver from Italy got into the visor of the Salzburg police on Saturday on the Tauernautobahn (A10) at Kuchl after he was almost continuously traveling for 20 days. The officers became aware of the danger when the driver kept getting onto the breakdown strips. An Alkotest was negative, but this did not reduce the suspicion, so that the steering and rest periods followed. It turned out that the driver was considerable against regulations and overloaded his truck - by more than 1.3 tons, as the police said. In addition, the man drove partly without a pickled driver card and did not have the required winter equipment for his vehicle, such as Kleine Zeitung reported.

The control resulted in an immediate ban on the onward journey for the Italian, which was now reported both at the Salzburg public prosecutor and the Hallein district administration. Such incidents have raised serious security concerns on the Austrian roads. The police made it clear that compliance with the steering and rest periods and the regulations on the vehicle equipment are essential in order to ensure the safety of all road users, according to OE24.at