Enforcing Traffic Safety (Large Truck and Bus Traffic Enforcement)

Video of police officers discussing the differences between pulling over large trucks and buses versus passenger cars.

Check the Appropriate Boxes (Large Truck and Bus Traffic Enforcement)

Asking for Documentation (Large Truck and Bus Traffic Enforcement)

Video that discusses the documents to ask for and the documents that do not require review.

Approaching the Vehicle (Large Truck and Bus Traffic Enforcement)

Video of the different ways a police officer can safely approach a large truck or bus during a vehicle stop.

About CDLs (Large Truck and Bus Traffic Enforcement)

Video that discusses the information that is found on a commercial driver’s license.

CMV Driving Tips - Inadequate Evasive Action

Inadequate evasive action may be defined as situations when drivers fail to execute a proper evasive maneuver by not using sufficient steering inputs, not braking appropriately, or a combination of insufficient steering and braking inputs.14 This may include drivers failing to slow in advance...

CMV Driving Tips - Following Too Closely

Following too closely may be defined as, “situations in which one vehicle is following another vehicle so closely that even if the following driver is attentive to the actions of the vehicle ahead he/she could not avoid a collision in the circumstance when the driver in front brakes suddenly."14...

CMV Driving Tips - Driver Distraction

Driver distraction is the diversion of attention from activities critical for safe driving to a competing activity. Driver distraction increases your risk of getting into a crash.

Distractions can come from both inside and outside of your truck cab. Distractions inside of your cab can...

CMV Driving Tips - Driver Fatigue

Fatigue is the result of physical or mental exertion that impairs performance.46 Driver fatigue may be due to a lack of adequate sleep, extended work hours, strenuous work or non-work activities, or a combination of other factors.14 The Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) reported that 13...

CMV Driving Tips - Inadequate Surveillance

Inadequate surveillance occurs when the driver is in a situation where he/she is required to look to safely complete a maneuver and either fails to look in the appropriate place or looks, but does not see.14 This may include lane changes or turns at intersections where the driver looks in the...