ODOT, OSP Clamp Down on Truckers - Elkhorn Media Group

ODOT, OSP clamp down on truckers - Elkhorn Media Group

SALEM – (News release from ODOT)  The Oregon Department of Transportation Commerce and Compliance Division, with support from Oregon State Police, ticketed 122 truckers who illegally bypassed an open weigh station in late April and early May. “We take weigh station bypass very seriously and are taking enforcement action against it,” said ODOT Commerce and Compliance Interim Division Administrator Carla Phelps. “The goal of this operation was to …

More than 100 truckers ordered out-of-service after illegally bypassing an open weigh station, Oregon officials say

Over one hundred truck drivers were ordered off the road during recent enforcement efforts in Oregon targeting those who bypass open weigh station facilities. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), two commercial vehicle enforcement details took place in late April and early May 2025 along I-84 at Cascade Locks, Umatilla, and Farewell Bend Ports of Entry and La Grande and Emigrant Hill Weigh Stations. During these two detai…