Law Enforcement Professional Training
Commercial Motor Vehicle Awareness
Law enforcement agencies and officers are responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety on roads and highways. Police officers strive to promote driver compliance to traffic laws and regulations to prevent dangerous road incidents and to protect the safety of all participating in transportation.
Traffic enforcement requires an understanding of Commercial Motor Vehicle laws and regulations as well as procedures to safely conduct a stop of a Commercial Motor Vehicle. This course will assist officers in recognizing law violations regarding Commercial Motor Vehicles and procedures to properly verify Commercial Driver’s Licenses in accordance with federal law. In this course, attendees will become familiar with those areas of Commercial Motor Vehicle regulation that will increase officer confidence when dealing with traffic violations involving all levels of commercial motor vehicles.
The instructor for this course has over 20 years of law enforcement experience. He is a certified Level 1 Inspector for the Federal Department of Transportation and is a recognized expert in Commercial Motor Vehicle enforcement.
12 Hours
Course Description
Law enforcement agencies and officers are responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety on roads and highways. Police officers strive to promote driver compliance to traffic laws and regulations to prevent dangerous road incidents and to protect the safety of all participating in transportation.
Traffic enforcement requires an understanding of Commercial Motor Vehicle laws and regulations as well as procedures to safely conduct a stop of a Commercial Motor Vehicle. This course will assist officers in recognizing law violations regarding Commercial Motor Vehicles and procedures to properly verify Commercial Driver’s Licenses in accordance with federal law. In this course, attendees will become familiar with those areas of Commercial Motor Vehicle regulation that will increase officer confidence when dealing with traffic violations involving all levels of commercial motor vehicles.
The instructor for this course has over 20 years of law enforcement experience. He is a certified Level 1 Inspector for the Federal Department of Transportation and is a recognized expert in Commercial Motor Vehicle enforcement.
Traffic enforcement requires an understanding of Commercial Motor Vehicle laws and regulations as well as procedures to safely conduct a stop of a Commercial Motor Vehicle. This course will assist officers in recognizing law violations regarding Commercial Motor Vehicles and procedures to properly verify Commercial Driver’s Licenses in accordance with federal law. In this course, attendees will become familiar with those areas of Commercial Motor Vehicle regulation that will increase officer confidence when dealing with traffic violations involving all levels of commercial motor vehicles.
The instructor for this course has over 20 years of law enforcement experience. He is a certified Level 1 Inspector for the Federal Department of Transportation and is a recognized expert in Commercial Motor Vehicle enforcement.
What You'll Learn
- Properly observe moving violations that provide cause to stop a Commercial Motor Vehicle. Safely stop and approach a CMV and verify Commercial Driver’s Licenses.
- Accurately fill out a Motor Vehicle Accident Report involving a CMV as well as properly issue a traffic citation under the Federal Motor Vehicle Law or local state law.
- Check a driver’s logbook for accuracy and fraud.
Course Details
1
Introduction and Course Overview
Learning Goal: Instructors will describe goals and objectives, as well as student responsibilities during the course. An overview of the course material will be presented. Instructor and students will self-introduce. During this time the instructor will review terminology related to Commercial Motor Vehicle laws and enforcement.
Performance Objectives: Students will have an understanding of course content and topical areas. Students will also have a practical knowledge of the nomenclature of commercial motor vehicles in the law enforcement environment.
Performance Objectives: Students will have an understanding of course content and topical areas. Students will also have a practical knowledge of the nomenclature of commercial motor vehicles in the law enforcement environment.
2
Defining Commercial Motor Vehicle, Safe Stop and Approach
Learning Goal: The instructor will provide examples of the different types of commercial motor vehicles in use by companies and define their variances. During this segment the instruction will be given for safe stops and approaches to commercial motor vehicles in varying circumstances.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able recognize and understand the difference between vehicles such as a box truck, straight truck, tractors, tractor trailers and other commonly used commercial vehicles. The students will understand the common approaches to stopping commercial vehicles and the importance of a safe stopping location.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able recognize and understand the difference between vehicles such as a box truck, straight truck, tractors, tractor trailers and other commonly used commercial vehicles. The students will understand the common approaches to stopping commercial vehicles and the importance of a safe stopping location.
3
Commercial Driver’s Licenses, Commercial Vehicle Registration, International Registration Plans (IRP), Tax Regulations and Enforcement
Learning Goal: Instruction will be provided regarding the various levels of commercial driver’s licenses available in the transportation industry as required by Federal Department of Transportation Regulations. Students will be able to identify a valid Commercial Driver’s License for enforcement purposes. Students will be taught to recognize vehicle registration documentation by cab card (IRP requirements) review.
Performance Objectives: Students will learn to recognize the different levels of Commercial Drivers Licenses that the Department of Transportation issues for commercial vehicles and understand the validity of the license. Students will recognize each type of license and the
circumstances of usage depending on the level of CDL in their possession. Students will understand the limits of enforcement base on their DOT certification level. Students will be able to read a cab card to obtain the proper license plate number, vehicle identification number, year, make, and model of the vehicle to ensure the stopped vehicle matches cab are documentation.
Performance Objectives: Students will learn to recognize the different levels of Commercial Drivers Licenses that the Department of Transportation issues for commercial vehicles and understand the validity of the license. Students will recognize each type of license and the
circumstances of usage depending on the level of CDL in their possession. Students will understand the limits of enforcement base on their DOT certification level. Students will be able to read a cab card to obtain the proper license plate number, vehicle identification number, year, make, and model of the vehicle to ensure the stopped vehicle matches cab are documentation.
4
Tax Permits, Hours of Service, Logbooks, Revisions
Learning Goal: Students will be instructed in the variety of tax permits that are required to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License in their respective states. Students will gain a basic understanding of logbooks and regulations regarding driver’s hours of service.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able to identify and understand the AFC certificate of registration for vehicles over 18,000 pounds, the international fuel tax agreement (IFTA) sticker and any other permits that apply to their respective states. Students will demonstrate how to read properly completed logbook.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able to identify and understand the AFC certificate of registration for vehicles over 18,000 pounds, the international fuel tax agreement (IFTA) sticker and any other permits that apply to their respective states. Students will demonstrate how to read properly completed logbook.
5
Dimensions, Escorts, Permits, Moving and Equipment Violations
Learning Goal: Students will gain a basic understanding of the different types of permits required and used to escort vehicles associated with oversized loads. Students will also learn to proper procedure to develop and obtain probable cause for a commercial vehicle stop.
Performance Objectives: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the requirements for the number of escorts required for oversized loads. Each student will give an example of a moving violation that they would find on a commercial motor vehicle and then be able to articulate the procedures that would be required to process the stop.
Performance Objectives: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the requirements for the number of escorts required for oversized loads. Each student will give an example of a moving violation that they would find on a commercial motor vehicle and then be able to articulate the procedures that would be required to process the stop.
6
Hazardous Materials and Emergency Response Guidebook
Learning Goal: Student will gain a basic understanding of hazardous materials and the required placards and proper placement of those placards on the CMV based on the nature of the hazardous load.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able to properly recognize a hazardous material load and take enforcement action based on the proper display of legally required placards on the vehicle.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able to properly recognize a hazardous material load and take enforcement action based on the proper display of legally required placards on the vehicle.
7
Commercial Motor Vehicle Accidents
Learning Goal: Students will learn the necessary information required to complete an accident report on a Commercial Motor Vehicle and understand the types of information that will be requested regarding the accident during any civil proceedings related to the accident.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able to demonstrate how to properly work, record and provide a DOT number to a commercial motor vehicle accident report. Students
will also understand the importance of this information for any future litigation.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able to demonstrate how to properly work, record and provide a DOT number to a commercial motor vehicle accident report. Students
will also understand the importance of this information for any future litigation.
8
Interdiction
Learning Goal: Students will learn how Commercial Motor Vehicles are used in organized crime and the importance of CMV interdiction efforts by law enforcement to counter the use of a CMV in criminal enterprise.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able to provide examples of how organized crime uses Commercial Motor Vehicles in transportation of illegal materials in their illicit efforts.
Performance Objectives: Students will be able to provide examples of how organized crime uses Commercial Motor Vehicles in transportation of illegal materials in their illicit efforts.
9
Summary/Critique/Graduation
Learning Goal: The instructor will provide students an opportunity for questions and answers of any previously covered material. Course evaluations will be completed, and certificates will be distributed.
Performance Objectives: Students will clarify any misunderstanding they may have from the course material. Students will also have an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and instructional staff.
Performance Objectives: Students will clarify any misunderstanding they may have from the course material. Students will also have an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and instructional staff.
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