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2 Home Heating Fuel Companies Cited In Commack Safety Inspection: Police

Two of four home heating fuel delivery trucks inspected were cited for violations during a joint safety operation, police say.

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Officers inspect a home heating fuel delivery truck during a joint motor carrier safety operation in Commack on Jan. 21, police said. Two companies were cited during the inspections.
Officers inspect a home heating fuel delivery truck during a joint motor carrier safety operation in Commack on Jan. 21, police said. Two companies were cited during the inspections. (Courtesy Suffolk County Police)

COMMACK, NY — Two home heating fuel companies were cited for violations following a motor carrier safety inspection conducted in Commack on Tuesday, according to Suffolk County Police.

Suffolk County Police, alongside state and county agencies, conducted a motor carrier safety inspection of home heating fuel delivery trucks in Commack on Jan. 21, police said. (Courtesy Suffolk County Police Department)

Police said Motor Carrier Safety Section officers, working alongside New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police and the Suffolk County Department of Weights and Measures, inspected four home heating fuel delivery trucks as part of the operation.

During the inspections, one company was cited for broken meter seals, police said. A second company was cited for multiple safety violations, and that vehicle was placed out of service. The companies have not yet been named by police

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Police said the driver of the out-of-service vehicle was found to have an expired hazardous materials endorsement.

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