Information on Citations and Request for CSA DataQs from the Florida Department of Highway Patrol, Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. Includes best practices, citation review process, law enforcement training standards. Presented by Lt. Col. Troy Thompson, Florida Highway Patrol

1. Office of Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement
Citations and Request for Data
Review

2. Enforcement
• Efficient, Effective and Accurate.
• Florida Statutes / Federal Regulations.
• Same Process as Past, minor differences.
• Violations.
– Document all violations on DVER accurately.
– Specific method of documenting violations.

3. CVE Trooper Training
• Training.
– 160 hours- Part A, Part B and Size/Weight.
– 8 weeks of FTEP.
– 104 hours- HM, Cargo Tank and Other Bulk
Packaging.
– 80 hours Post Crash.
– 24 hours Passenger Carrier Inspections.

4. Inspection / Citation Review Process
• Driver- Inspection Review.
• Weekly Reports- reviewed by sergeant.
• Random reviews by supervisors.
• Prompted Reviews.
• Calls by other troopers.
• Calls by the industry.
– Preparation of citations for Commercial Motor
Vehicle Review Board.
• Past 60 days for CMVRB.
– Requests for Data Review (Data Q).

5. Inspection Processes
• Inspections Without a Citation.
– Requests for Data Review would go directly into the
system.
• Inspections With a Uniform Commercial Citation.
– Commercial Motor Vehicle Review Board and adjudicated
citation process.
• Inspections with a Uniform Traffic Citation.
– Court and adjudicated citation process.
• Adjudicated Citation Process.
– Applies to inspections starting August 23, 2014.
– Conviction, Dismissed/Not Guilty, or Lesser Charge.
– Carrier must provide the court documentation.

6. Request for Data Review - Process
• Data Q Specialist receives RDR and assigns to the
appropriate tier.
• Tier 1- To District Commander.
• Tier 2- To Troop Commander.
– Carriers should indicate that they have previously
Data Q’d the violation.
• Original Data Q.
• New Data Q and reference previous Data Q.
• Tier 3- To Deputy Director.
– Will contact the carrier.

7. Best Practices
• Be specific on the violation and the reason for the
Data Q.
• Frivolous Data Q’s.
• Provide pertinent background information.
– Reference the regulation or interpretation
– Logbooks- day plus previous 7, lease agreements
• Include pictures and attachments.
• Inspections 3 years / Crashes 5 years.
• Maximum size- 5 megabytes (issues- call us).