The Kyle Police Department has launched a new Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit to identify safety issues in commercial vehicles traveling through Kyle.
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement is a federally sanctioned program. The Kyle Police Department began working toward the training and administrative requirements to create the new unit in March 2020, which is now fully operations with two certified officers and a Traffic Sergeant who oversees the unit.
“Commercial vehicles are vital to the growth of our community, but often commercial vehicle drivers violate operational and equipment laws creating a risk to other motorists on the road as well as damaging the roadways,” Traffic Enforcement Division Supervisor Sergeant Tracy Vrana said. “We hope this unit will deter and prevent unsafe commercial vehicle practices and ultimately the accidents that result from them.”
Although CVE officers may issue citations for any Class C offense, their focus is on equipment and operator violations such as overweight loads, overworn tires, faulty or incorrect adjustment of brakes, improper licensing, drivers over their hours of operation, and more.
The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division weighs and inspects commercial vehicle traffic to obtain compliance with state and federal laws regulating weight, motor carrier safety, registration, transportation of persons, hazardous material, and other property.
According to Kyle PD, the objective of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division is to:
- Reduce commercial motor vehicle accidents through the enforcement of Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
- Protect the city’s roadway system from unnecessary damage by ensuring compliance with state/federal/local laws regulating the weight of commercial vehicles
- Ensure equitable payment of commercial vehicle registration fees by enforcement of registration laws
- Protect the rights, privileges, and protect the safety of the general public in the use of the public highway system by securing compliance with state traffic laws and federal regulations applicable to the operation of all vehicles.
