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City of Bedford
Program Summary
FY 2020-2021

Fund: Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Department: Police Division: Administration

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The objective of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Program is to reduce commercial motor vehicle accidents through the
enforcement of Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; to protect the state highways from unnecessary damage by securing compliance with
state laws regulating weight of commercial vehicles; to ensure equitable payment of commercial vehicle registration fees by
enforcement of registration laws; to protect the rights, privileges, and safety of the general public in the use of the public highway
system by securing compliance with traffic laws and regulations applicable to the operation of all vehicles.

The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Program was implemented in late 2016, and is staffed by one officer who reports to the Traffic
Sergeant, with an existing partnership between the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Programs in Grapevine, Hurst, Euless and
Southlake.

FY 2019-2020 HIGHLIGHTS

∗ During enforcement activities, 69 inspections were performed - 29 trucks were placed out of service with a combined number of 48
out-of-service violations.

FY 2020-2021 DIVISIONAL GOALS
(AS RELATED TO COUNCIL STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS)

Transformation
∗ Participate in monthly combined area inspection events to perform weight and equipment checks.
∗ Be pro-active in making contact with operators of commercial vehicles to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, and
ensure the safety of the vehicles.

Organizational Excellence
∗ Respond to motor vehicle accidents involving a commercial vehicle should there be reason to question the equipment or
operation of the vehicle.
∗ Obtain crash certifications to expand knowledge on crash investigations involving commercial vehicles.

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