Overview
- Joint teams from police, customs, federal police, immigration offices and the logistics regulator ran large roadside checks on the A8 near Seligweiler and the A7 near Hamburg and Malsfeld.
- Ulm police inspected 31 buses near Seligweiler and ordered three off the road for through‑rusted bodies, bad brakes or cracked windshields, with operators sending replacement coaches.
- Customs opened tax probes after officers found a nine‑seater overloaded by more than 90 percent with alcohol and cigarettes, and local authorities detained three passengers on immigration grounds.
- Across the sites, officers found weak or torn cargo straps, overloaded axles, faulty brakes and missing tachograph records used to track driving and rest times, including an A7 trailer with axle load at double the legal limit.
- Hamburg’s heavy‑load unit said 14 of 37 trucks were grounded for unsafe cargo such as heavy paper rolls tied with damaged straps, a result police leaders cite in calling for repeat sweeps.