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SUMNER POLICE DEPARTMENT

TRUCK ENFORCEMENT

A lot of industry and business is conducted within Sumner that brings large trucks in and through our city. Sumner has a truck route system that requires trucks to use particular streets when traveling through town. Truck routes are, in general, a win for everyone:

Citizens get less traffic and noise on residential streets.
The impact of truck traffic on our roads is confined to specific areas (one truck equals the wear and tear of 80 cars).
Truck drivers know which streets can accommodate turning trucks.

Trucks still must use other streets to make deliveries and pick-ups so that citizens get the things we need like milk, gas, and packages. They should use the shortest route possible from the truck route to their destination. When traveling across town, trucks need to stay on the designated routes or face a civil infraction with a maximum penalty of $250.

Sumner Police routinely monitor truck traffic and also participate in Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Emphasis days when departments from other cities and Pierce County work together to check trucks in a city for truck route compliance and safety inspections. The Emphasis Patrol held in Sumner in Fall 2008 checked 21 trucks and put four trucks and one driver out of service.

View a map of Sumner's Truck Routes (162 KB)