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Truck blitz is underway

The Delta Police Department is putting commercial vehicles under microscope this week.

The Delta Police Department is putting commercial vehicles under microscope this week.

The annual threeday commercial vehicle inspection blitz began yesterday, targeting trucks that might not be properly maintained and could pose a danger on local roads.

"Delta has one of the highest, if not the highest, ratio in B.C. of commercial vehicles transiting its roads on a daily basis and this will be one of the largest initiatives of its type in the province," said department spokesperson A/Sgt. Sarah Swallow.

"The Delta Police Department is one of the very few police departments that maintain a dedicated team of vehicle inspectors," Swallow added.

Teaming up with the provincial Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement Branch, as well as police and regulatory enforcement agencies from across the Lower Mainland and B.C., inspection stations will be set up a various locations throughout Delta over the three-day blitz.

Because the inspections target vehicles that look like they might have issues, the out of service rating is high, usually around 40 per cent.