Maine Police Seize 5 Trucks from RI Company That Owes $75K in Turnpike Tolls
Monday, December 09, 2019
Maine State Police seized five tractor trailers – all owned by the same Rhode Island company -- which owes about $75,000 in unpaid tolls to the Maine Turnpike Authority.
On Friday, the Maine State Police Commercial Vehicle Unit impounded five tractor trailers owned and operated by Commodity Haulers Express of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
According to Maine State Police, the truck company is facing felony theft of services charges after racking up approximately $75,000 in unpaid toll debt over the past three years.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Maine Police stated:
Last month, State Police Corporal Chris Rogers was asked to investigate a toll evasion case by the Maine Turnpike Authority.
The Turnpike Authority reported that Commodity Haulers Express, which employs a fleet of approximately 20 trucks, had amassed an unpaid toll fare bill of approximately $75,000 over a three-year period utilizing 12 different tractor trailer trucks.
The company had been notified of the unpaid bill multiple times by the Turnpike Authority. and their right to operate their vehicles in Maine had been suspended by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Cpl. Rogers conducted surveillance and created a timeline of when the offending trucks were entering and leaving Maine. This morning, Troopers located five of the offending trucks. One was stopped southbound in York along the Maine Turnpike and the four others were stopped along Route 122 in Poland.
The trucking company hauls Poland Spring Water. The water company was not aware or involved in the unpaid tolls.
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