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Title: MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE Award for Excellence in Commercial Vehicle Safety


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MICHIGAN 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

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PURPOSE OF AWARD
  • To promote effective and innovative truck
    safety programs based on education, enforcement,
    and a collaborative approach.

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HISTORY OF AWARD
  • Established in 2001
  • Inspired by the MACP Award for Excellence in
    Traffic Safety









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HISTORY OF AWARD CONTINUED
  • Nominations received by year and category
  • 162,000 awarded to date

Year 1-10 11-35 36 Sheriff MSP Total
2001 2 1 2 2 1 8
2002 1 0 2 2 2 8
2003 1 1 3 3 2 10
2004 3 2 3 2 3 13
2005 0 6 3 3 4 16
2006 1 3 5 4 2 15
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DESCRIPTION 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

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AWARDS
  • 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

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AWARDS 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

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PAST 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

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PAST 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

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PAST 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

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2006 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.

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2006 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.

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2006 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

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CATEGORY 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.

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2006 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

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CATEGORY 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.

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2006 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.

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KEY 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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QUESTIONS??????
  • 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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