Title: MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE Award for Excellence in Commercial Vehicle Safety
1MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICEAward
for Excellence in Commercial Vehicle Safety
- PRESENTED BY
- Capt. Robert R. Powers
- Michigan State Police
- Motor Carrier Division
- March 14, 2007
2PURPOSE OF AWARD
- To promote effective and innovative truck
safety programs based on education, enforcement,
and a collaborative approach.
3HISTORY OF AWARD
- Established in 2001
- Inspired by the MACP Award for Excellence in
Traffic Safety
4HISTORY OF AWARD CONTINUED
- Nominations received by year and category
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- 162,000 awarded to date
5DESCRIPTION OF AWARD
- Co-sponsored by
- - Michigan State Police
- - Michigan Truck Safety Commission
- Judges panel consists of one representative from
- - Michigan State Police
- - Michigan Truck Safety Commission
- - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Winners selected based upon merit
6AWARDS
- 6,000 worth of equipment to each winning agency
- Equipment eligible for award funding includes
- - portable scales
- - radar
- - laser
- - in-car video
- - digital cameras
- - video recorders
- - computers
7AWARDS CONTINUED
- Winning agency also receives a plaque
- Non-winning agencies who submit a nomination
worthy of recognition receive a certificate of
excellence - Awards are presented at the MACP Mid-Winter
Conference banquet
8PAST AWARD WINNERS
- 2001
- Information not available
- 2002
- 1-10 Pinkney PD
- 11-35 None
- 36 Farmington Hills PD
- Sheriff Macomb County
- MSP Metro North Post
9PAST AWARD WINNERS CONTINUED
- 2003
- 1-10 Pinkney PD
- 11-35 None
- 36 Waterford PD
- Sheriff Muskegon County
- MSP Adrian Post
- 2004
- 1-10 Pinkney PD
- 11-35 Huron Township PD
- 36 Dearborn PD
- Sheriff Oakland County
- MSP Adrian Post
10PAST AWARD WINNERS CONTINUED
- 2005
- 1-10 None
- 11-35 Huron Township PD
- 36 Royal Oak PD
- Sheriff Oakland County
- MSP Rockford Post
- 2006
- 1-10 Village of Oxford PD
- 11-35 Centerline Public Safety Dept.
- 36 Dearborn PD
- Sheriff Wayne County
- MSP Metro South Post
112006 WINNERS DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM
- CATEGORY 1-10 Village of Oxford PD
- In response to numerous citizen complaints about
unsafe operation of commercial motor vehicles
throughout the downtown area, an enforcement
response that included a zero tolerance policy
for serious violations was initiated. Violations
targeted included speed, disregarding traffic
signals, and driving on restricted routes.
Oxford partnered with the Oakland County
Sheriffs Department for training. After several
months of enforcement the number of violations
have declined significantly. Due to the success
of this initiative, Oxford Police Department is
planning to establish a Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement Unit with written policies and
specific objectives.
122006 WINNERS DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM CONTINUED
- CATEGORY 11-35 Center Line Public Safety Dept.
- Problem identified involved commercial vehicles
being operated at a high rate of speed,
overweight and with improper load securement
along Sherwood Avenue in the city. In response,
special training in commercial vehicle
enforcement was provided to officers, portable
scales were deployed, and additional patrol time
was directed to the problem area. The result was
that initially the number of citations written
increased significantly. The long term result
was a decrease in the number of violations
occurring along Sherwood Avenue.
132006 WINNERS DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM CONTINUED
- CATEGORY 36 - Dearborn PD
- Dearborn Police Department has an established
commercial vehicle enforcement program that
utilized four full-time, CVSA certified officers.
Dearborn Police Department is perhaps the only
municipal law enforcement agency in Michigan that
actively participates in the annual CVSA, three
day enforcement and education blitz called
Roadcheck. Dearborn Police Department has also
demonstrated leadership in commercial motor
vehicle criminal interdiction, having sponsored a
three day criminal interdiction seminar in June
2006 that was attended by 151 law enfocement
14CATEGORY 36 - Dearborn Police Department
Continued
- Officers from 27 agencies throughout Michigan
and Canada. In 2006, Dearborn Police Department
responded to a specific problem that involved
trucks being operated in an illegal and unsafe
manner in the Southfield Freeway construction
zone. As a result of this cooperative
enforcement effort, truck speeds were reduced
significantly and the number of citizens
complaints were also reduced.
152006 WINNERS DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM CONTINUED
- CATEGORY SHERIFF Wayne County Sheriffs
Office - The Wayne County Sheriffs Office has an
established proactive commercial motor vehicle
enforcement unit. This unit utilizes officers
who are certified in the CVSA North American
Standard Inspection Criteria. During 2006, the
Wayne County Sheriffs Office identified
increased incidents of overweight trucks, many
operating with improper load securement. An
effort was mounted to address this serious safety
and economic problem. As a result of this
effort, the number of overweight trucks and the
number of
16CATEGORY Sheriff Wayne County Sheriffs
Office Continued
- vehicles damaged as a result of improper load
securement both decreased. The Wayne County
Sheriffs Office has also been proactively
involved in providing commercial motor vehicle
enforcement at our nations busiest international
border crossing for trucks, the Ambassador Bridge
in Detroit.
172006 WINNERS DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM CONTINUED
- CATEGORY MSP POSTS METRO SOUTH POST
- Troopers at the Metro South Post teamed up with
motor carrier officers to mount an aggressive
enforcement campaign that targeted commercial
vehicle speed, lane use, and equipment violation
on certain highways in southern and western Wayne
County. This cooperative effort included a
public education component. 245 vehicle stops
resulted in 236 citations. Metro South Post
continues to make commercial motor vehicle
enforcement and education a priority.
18KEY ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL NOMINATIONS
- New and innovative approaches/programs
- Identification of a specific problem
- Specific activities directed at solving the
problem - Public information and education component
- Multi-agency cooperative effort
- A clear evaluation of the success or failure of
the initiative - Data and empirical evidence to support the
evaluation - NOTE No restrictions on previous winners
applying
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- CONTACT INFORMATION
- Capt. Robert Powers
- Commanding Officer
- Motor Carrier Division
- Michigan State Police
- 517-336-6447
- E-mail powersr_at_michigan.gov
- Ms. Jamie Foster
- Executive Assistant
- Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
- E-mail jafoster_at_msu.edu
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