The company who had a truck overturn on Burma Rd. last Monday failed a safety inspection on another vehicle this week at BRADS Landfill.
Court records obtained by The Canary show that a safety inspection conducted on a tractor-trailer owned by RT Logistics Corp., of Fort Lee, New Jersey, on Aug. 18 revealed several concerning violations.
RT Logistics, if found guilty of these violations, will have to pay $2,384.25 in fines and court costs.
During an inspection conducted by a Motor Carrier Enforcement officer with State Police, it’s alleged that the trailer on the RT Logistics vehicle had an inspection that expired in November 2024.
Further, the driver and the company failed to keep current and accurate time records and the driver of the vehicle had a New York CDL that was suspended.
There were also several safety-related violations on the vehicle.
The left side inner tire on Axle 4 had a completely bald spot. On the right side inner tire of Axle 4, the tire measured just 39 PSI when the maximum capacity is 120 PSI.
On Axle 5, the left side inner tire wobbled when kicked. The PSI on that tire couldn’t be checked due to an issue with the valve stem, police say.
The inspection also noted an issue with window tinting and the ABS lamp was illuminated on the dash.
RT Logistics was also cited for failing to fix an error from a previous inspection, records show.
On Aug. 11, a vehicle hauling construction debris that presumably was en route to BRADS Landfill overturned on Burma Rd. in Blythe Township, about a mile from the dump.
The truck slid 91 feet on the road after it flipped, police say.
An on-site inspection of that truck and trailer revealed numerous safety violations, resulting in fines for both the driver and company totaling more than $5,000.
More Failed Inspections
Those weren’t the only failed safety inspections at BRADS in the last month or so.
These failed inspections seemingly give validation to the argument that opponents of the landfill make when they say its pending applications for a permit renewal and expansion of the facility should be denied.
In addition to smells believed to be emanating from BRADS Landfill, opponents believe that dangerous truck trucks to and from the facility are the proverbial ticking time bomb and that it’s a matter of when, not if, motorists sharing the road with these vehicles will be injured or killed.
An Aug. 15 inspection on a trash-hauling vehicle owned by JLTJ Express Corp. if Kearny, New Jersey, revealed numerous safety and records violations, according to court records.
During this inspection, it was mostly records violations noted by police. They included the driver not possessing a valid CDL or federal conductor license. The vehicle was operated while an out-of-service was in effect and a check on the trailer tag returned a result of it being a dead New Jersey registration.
There was no valid medical certificate on board and an issue with a fire extinguisher. Plus, there were no time records kept for the driver.
The left-side rear blinker was also clear when it should have been amber, police note.
Fines and costs from that inspection assessed to JLTJ Express total $2,113.25.
In a safety inspection conducted on July 21 at BRADS Landfill, a company called PA Direct Logistics, of Spring City, Chester County, was cited for 14 separate violations. Fines and court costs from those violations totaling more than $2,800.
The inspection records show that half of the vehicles brakes were defective. There was also an issue with the vehicle’s air brake system.
Inspectors say they also found evidence that the trailer’s second axle on the driver side had a tire that measured 25 PSI when the maximum capacity is 120 PSI and an inner wheel seal was leaking. The first axle on the driver’s side of the trailer had a ruptured diaphragm and an inner wheel seal was leaking.
Further, the frame of the of the trailer was broken behind the second axle and a large hole with missing sections in the bottom rail were also noted during the inspection, police report.
Oil was also found leaking from the motor of the vehicle.
Records violations were also recorded, including an expired inspection on the truck, no inspection records on the trailer, and no insurance card presented. The company also failed to correct an issue from an inspection conducted in May.
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