Truck driver used second card to conceal 128 rest-time violations

A truck driver used a second driver card issued to someone else to conceal 128 violations of driving and rest-time rules, police said. ORF reported that officers from Innsbruck’s traffic inspection unit stopped the 33-year-old on Tuesday during a check on the A12 motorway.

Officers inspected the Italian-registered truck at the Kematen motorway parking area. The Ukrainian driver was operating the vehicle on an international route.

Police found inconsistencies in the GPS data on the driver card. The driver handed over a second card, issued to another person, and admitted using it to hide the violations.

Analysis of the data from both cards revealed 128 violations. Officers collected a security deposit in the high four-figure euro range and seized the second card.

They also filed two reports with the Innsbruck public prosecutor’s office on suspicion of data falsification and falsifying evidence.