On Friday, April 11, the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division of the Indiana State Police conducted an enforcement blitz focused on U.S. 30 from the Illinois state line to the Ohio state line. The Lowell, Bremen and Ft. Wayne Posts also assisted.
CVED primarily focuses on trucks over 10,000 lbs. and the enforcement of federal and state laws that pertain specifically to those vehicles.
As a result of their efforts the following violations were found and inspections conducted:
- 47 speeding violations (15 tickets, 32 warnings)
- 7 seatbelt violations
- 43 other violations
- 2 criminal defendants
- 29 level 3 truck inspections
- 10 level 2 truck inspections
- 3 level 1 truck inspections
- 126 total truck violations noted in those inspections
The blitz focused on the top 10 crash-related factors:
- Following too closely
- Failure to obey a traffic control device
- Improper/unsafe lane change
- Excessive speeding and speeding too fast for conditions
- Failure to yield right of way
- Operating a CMV while Ill or Fatigued
- Failure to wear a seatbelt while operating a CMV
- Using/equipping a CMV with a radar detector
- Texting while driving a CMV
- Hand-held cell phone use in a CMV
Sgt. Dale Turner said, “The Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division remains committed to ensuring commercial vehicles remain compliant with applicable laws and regulations. Focused efforts like this raise both awareness and voluntarily compliance with those law and regulations.”