COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be participating in a joint special enforcement operation conducted by Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia law enforcement agencies to increase patrol efforts for commercial motor vehicles tomorrow and Thursday. These agencies will focus their efforts on Interstates and State Routes along the adjoining state borders.

Ohio State Highway Patrol officers will center their enforcement efforts on the unsafe operation of commercial vehicles that must comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) and dyed fuel violations. Violations that will be targeted will include: speed, careless driving, equipment violations, driver qualifications, hours of service, hazardous material transportation and oversized/overweight vehicles.

“The Patrol is pleased to be able to partner with neighboring law enforcement agencies and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to help keep our roadways safe,” Major Robert Brooks, Commander of the Patrol’s Office of Licensing and Commercial Standards, said. “In Ohio, the leading causative factors in commercial vehicle crashes are failure to yield, left of center and improper speed.”

Through October of this year there were 133 commercial vehicle-related fatal crashes resulting in 147 deaths. Of these fatal crashes, 30% were at the fault of the commercial driver.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be enforcing Ohio and Federal regulations to complete 48 hours of commercial vehicle enforcement.

Editor’s Note: To schedule a ride-a-long with an Ohio State Highway Patrol Officer please call the Public Affairs Unit at (614) 752-4331.

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