(Statewide) – Indiana State Police’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) is responsible for enforcing both state and federal regulations on all commercial motor vehicles (CMV).
The division’s main duties include conducting Safety Inspections, New Entrant Safety Audits, and Compliance Reviews to ensure compliance with equipment and hours-of-service regulations.
CVED is also tasked with enforcing the state’s size and weight laws and ensuring that commercial carriers are properly registered and paying their fair share of fuel tax dollars. In addition, they assist in the investigation of commercial vehicle crashes (post-crash inspections) and manage the annual school bus inspection program.
From March 1-31 of this year, ISP CVED accomplished the following:
Total CMV Inspections Completed – 4,705
- Total Out of Service Drivers – 499
- Total Out of Service Vehicles – 579
Total Number of Oversize Violations – 34
Total Number of Overweight Violations – 174
ISP CVED personnel participated in the annual March portion of the International Fuel Tax/International Registration Plan Law Enforcement Advisor Committee’s (LEAC) M&M Blitz.
Nationwide IFTA permits, Unified Carrier Registrations, and IRP plates (both required for interstate commerce) typically expire on December 31 of each year but have a 90-day grace period.
The provides a 90-day window for motor carriers to come into compliance with “soft enforcement,” which means that unless there is an egregious violation, a warning is typically issued, and the violation is documented on an inspection report.
Annually, beginning April 1 more strict enforcement begins. The LEAC March blitz serves to gauge the level of compliance leading up to the end of the grace period on March 31.
