Virginia cops call dump truck a ‘rolling violation’ and issue over a dozen citations for no CDL and more

The Chesterfield County Police Department (CCPD) said that a dump truck that officers recently encountered on a Virginia roadway was “a significant public safety threat.”

On January 15, 2026, CCPD highlighted a recent encounter involving a “dump truck that had been hauling asphalt all day long.”

The dump truck was inspected and placed out-of-service after officers uncovered several critical violations.

CCPD called the dump truck a “rolling violation” and issued over a dozen citations for violations discovered during the inspection, including, but not limited to:

• No CDL
• Wheel bearing leak
• Brake inoperable
• Audible air leak
• 20% brake rule
• Sock adjuster inoperable
• No/insufficient DOT marking
• Exposed belt tires
• Less than 2/32 tread depth
• Three brakes out of adjustment of the required eight