A Day at the Inspection Pit
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Sgt. Steve Vilbert inspects trucks off Interstate 95 in Dumfries, Va., on April 3. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Vilbert speaks with Charles Wilson, a 29-year-old driver on his first day on the job for Richmond, Va.-based Matthews & Sons. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Wilson left the pit with only one violation: a 1-inch crack in his brake line. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Vilbert inspects Jarrod Horne's truck. Horne drives for Home Run of Xenia, Ohio. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Bob Sweeney's truck pulls forward in the inspection pit. He was hauling a truckload of new Hyundai vehicles. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Sweeney, a 61-year-old auto hauler, says he likes using an ELD. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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A sticker on the side of David McDuffie's truck indicates the ELD he is using. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Vilbert inspects McDuffie's truck. McDuffie was hauling a trailer of orange juice from Florida to Boston. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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McDuffie says he's been using ELDs for two years, and he's very happy with the devices. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Vilbert climbs into the inspection pit to check out a truck. The officer did not give out any out-of-service orders during his day of inspections. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Sgt. Steve Vilbert inspects trucks off Interstate 95 in Dumfries, Va., on April 3. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Vilbert speaks with Charles Wilson, a 29-year-old driver on his first day on the job for Richmond, Va.-based Matthews & Sons. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Wilson left the pit with only one violation: a 1-inch crack in his brake line. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Vilbert inspects Jarrod Horne's truck. Horne drives for Home Run of Xenia, Ohio. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Bob Sweeney's truck pulls forward in the inspection pit. He was hauling a truckload of new Hyundai vehicles. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Sweeney, a 61-year-old auto hauler, says he likes using an ELD. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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A sticker on the side of David McDuffie's truck indicates the ELD he is using. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Vilbert inspects McDuffie's truck. McDuffie was hauling a trailer of orange juice from Florida to Boston. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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McDuffie says he's been using ELDs for two years, and he's very happy with the devices. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
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Vilbert climbs into the inspection pit to check out a truck. The officer did not give out any out-of-service orders during his day of inspections. (Eric Miller/Transport Topics)
Photos from Level I inspections in Virginia two days after the ELD mandate soft-enforcement period ended.
