Yellowstone Park to Conduct Safety Checks on Commercial Vehicles
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National Park Service Yellowstone National Park Al Nash or Dan Hottle ------------------------------------------------------------------ Yellowstone Park to Conduct Safety Checks on Commercial Vehicles Yellowstone National Park rangers and state and federal transportation officials will conduct safety evaluations of commercial vehicles and operators traveling in the park throughout the summer season. These inspections are designed to ensure the safe operation and mechanical soundness of commercial buses and trucks on Yellowstone's roadways, which helps protect visitors, park employees and park resources from potential mishaps. Both the vehicle and the driver are evaluated in order to ensure full compliance with federal regulations that govern commercial vehicle operation. This is the 14th year of the interagency inspection program. It has resulted in a significant decrease in the most serious "out-of-service" violations, which require that either a commercial vehicle or a commercial driver be taken off the road due to serious mechanical or driver-specific violations. - www.nps.gov/yell - Twitter: @YellowstoneNPS |
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At peak summer levels, 3,500 employees work for Yellowstone National Park concessioners and about 800 work for the National Park Service.