This document provides a summary of the Wisconsin State Patrol Motor Carrier Investigation Unit's activities over the past year. It discusses numbers from inspections conducted, most common violations found, and grant-funded emphasis areas like speeding enforcement and frac sand safety. Upcoming initiatives for 2018 include focusing enforcement in high crash areas and counties with significant work zones. The document also outlines legislative issues like ELD compliance deadlines and proposed changes to weight limits and insurance minimums.

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State Patrol Update
Sgt. Tim Austin – Motor Carrier Investigation Unit
From Last Year’s Update

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From Last Year’s Update
From Last Year’s Update

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Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
36,365
Inspections

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Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
36,365
Inspections
299 Motor
Coaches
Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
36,365
Inspections
299 Motor
Coaches
2649
Hazmat

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Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
36,365
Inspections
L1: 8,458
L2: 17,248
L3: 10,281
L4: 292
L5: 86
299 Motor
Coaches
2649
Hazmat
Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
36,365
Inspections
L1: 8,458
L2: 17,248
L3: 10,281
L4: 292
L5: 86
299 Motor
Coaches
2649
Hazmat
Brake
Systems

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Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
36,365
Inspections
L1: 8,458
L2: 17,248
L3: 10,281
L4: 292
L5: 86
299 Motor
Coaches
2649
Hazmat
Our Goal is Crash Prevention

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Our Goal is Crash Prevention
Our Goal is Crash Prevention

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Our Goal is Crash Prevention
Our Goal is Crash Prevention

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Our Goal is Crash Prevention
From 2011 to 2016 in Wisconsin….
Registered
Vehicles
+ 6%
Persons
Injured
+ 8%
Reportable
Crashes
+ 14%
Persons
Killed
+ 4%
Vehicle
Miles
Traveled
+ 9%

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Large Vehicle Crashes (non-fatal)
Large Vehicle Crashes (fatal)

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FFY 2017 Preliminary Information
Expected Reduction
of 12% over FFY13-16
Averages for Fatal Crashes
Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
36,365
Inspections
L1: 8458
L2: 17,248
L3: 10,281
L4: 292
L5: 86
299 Motor
Coaches
2649
Hazmat

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FFY 2017 High Priority Grant
FFY 2017 High Priority Grant – Frac Sand
Stemmed from a 13% increase in dump truck crashes in frac sand counties.
Strategy One:
• Conduct safety talks with motor carriers and employees focusing on
safety issues and compliance with FMCSRs.
Strategy Two:
• Conduct 30 enforcement details concentrating at times and locations
where dump truck operations and general traffic hazards may be more
significant.

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Frac Sand
Emphasis
FFY 2017 High Priority Grant – Frac Sand
Stemmed from a 13% increase in dump truck crashes in frac sand counties.
Strategy One:
• Conduct safety talks with motor carriers and employees focusing on
safety issues and compliance with FMCSRs.
Strategy Two:
• Conduct 30 enforcement details concentrating at times and locations
where dump truck operations and general traffic hazards may be more
significant.

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FFY 2017 High Priority Grant – Speed
28 Counties with corridors identified as having problems with
speeding, unsafe driving, and crashes were targeted.
FFY 2017 High Priority Grant – Speed
Strategy One:
• Concentrate enforcement and education efforts are times where CMV
crashes are likely to occur – 280 details.
Strategy Two:
• Provide safety brochures and/or other educational handouts.
Strategy Three:
• Use aircraft with posted signs to alert public.
Strategy Four:
• Focus on inattentive driving (cellular phone use, texting).

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Speed
Emphasis
FFY 2017 High Priority Grant – Speed
Strategy One:
• Concentrate enforcement and education efforts are times where CMV
crashes are likely to occur – 280 details.
Strategy Two:
• Provide safety brochures and/or other educational handouts.
Strategy Three:
• Use aircraft with posted signs to alert public.
Strategy Four:
• Focus on inattentive driving (cellular phone use, texting).

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FFY 2017 High Priority Grant – Speed
Strategy One:
• Concentrate enforcement and education efforts are times where CMV
crashes are likely to occur – 280 details.
Strategy Two:
• Provide safety brochures and/or other educational handouts.
Strategy Three:
• Use aircraft with posted signs to alert public.
Strategy Four:
• Focus on inattentive driving (cellular phone use, texting).
Operation Safe Driver - October

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Operation Safe Driver – A Unique Approach
Operation Safe Driver – A Unique Approach

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Operation Safe Driver – A Unique Approach
Operation Safe Driver – A Unique Approach

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Operation Safe Driver – A Unique Approach
Operation Safe Driver – A Unique Approach

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Operation Safe Driver – A Unique Approach
Operation Safe Driver – A Unique Approach

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Human Trafficking Awareness - January
Building Partnerships – May and October

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International Roadcheck - June
International Roadcheck - June
US & Canada Total:
62,013 Inspections

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International Roadcheck - June
US & Canada Total:
62,013 Inspections
19.4% Vehicles
Placed OOS
International Roadcheck - June
US & Canada Total:
62,013 Inspections
19.4% Vehicles
Placed OOS

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International Roadcheck - June
Brake
Systems
Tires &
Wheels
Load
Secur-
ement
US & Canada Total:
62,013 Inspections
19.4% Vehicles
Placed OOS
International Roadcheck - June
§396.13 Driver inspection.
Before driving a motor vehicle, the driver shall:
(a) Be satisfied that the motor vehicle is in safe
operating condition;

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International Roadcheck - June
International Roadcheck - June

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International Roadcheck - June
International Roadcheck - June

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International Roadcheck - June
US & Canada Total:
62,013 Inspections
Brake
Systems
Tires &
Wheels
Load
Secur-
ement
What About the Rest of the Year?

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FMCSA – Most Common Vehicle Violations
1. Inoperable Lamp
2. Brakes Out of Adjustment
3. Repair/Maintenance of Parts and Accessories
4. No Annual Inspection
5. Tire Tread Less Than 2/32 inch
WSP – Most Common Vehicle Violations
1. Inoperable Lamp
2. Brakes (all others)
3. No Annual Inspection
4. No Emergency Equipment
5. Brakes out of Adjustment
6. Tires

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FMCSA – Most Common Driver Violations
1. Log – General Form and Manner
2. Log – Not Current
3. Speeding
4. Non-English Speaking Driver
5. No Seatbelt
WSP – Most Common Driver Violations
1. Speeding
2. No Log / Log Not Current
3. False Log
4. Fail to Obey Traffic Control Device
5. No Seatbelt

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FMCSA – Most Common Vehicle Violations
1. Inoperable Lamp
2. Brakes Out of Adjustment
3. Repair/Maintenance of Parts and Accessories
4. No Annual Inspection
5. Tire Tread Less Than 2/32 inch
ASAs Need to be Maintained – Bendix Tip
“Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC stresses two key recommendations for automatic
slack adjusters: keep them properly lubricated, and do not routinely manually adjust out-of-
adjustment wheel-ends equipped with ASAs.”

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ASAs Need to be Maintained – WSP Advisory
Building Partnerships

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Building Partnerships
Building Partnerships (FFY16 Data)
57
Education
Details
Appx. 4500
Calls to
MCIS
868
DataQs
Received
Every
School Bus
Every
Motor Bus
Half
Ambulances

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Do Numbers Tell the Whole Story?
36,365
Inspections
All to Meet the Goal of Crash Prevention

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Looking to FFY 2018 - CVSP
Looking to FFY 2018 - CVSP
Inspecting commercial vehicles and their drivers to ensure vehicles are mechanically
sound and drivers are in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.

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Looking to FFY 2018 - CVSP
Assuring the implementation of CSA initiatives to further program quality standards
including a good faith review of all inspection-related Requests for Data Review
(RDRs) for three years from the date of inspection and for all crash-related RDRs for
five years from the date of the crash.
Looking to FFY 2018 - CVSP
Setting up motor coach destination inspections through strike forces and addressing
related unsafe driver behavior and conduct such as speeding, following too closely,
operating in violation of an out-of-service order, and hours of service violations

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Looking to FFY 2018 - CVSP
Monitoring industry initiatives including frac sand mining in Northwest Wisconsin, the
timber industry, and other large industry activities and creating special details to
ensure that safety is ensured commensurate with the level of CMV traffic being
generated.
Looking to FFY 2018 - CVSP

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Looking to FFY 2018 - CVSP
• Focused details in Wisconsin’s 24 highest crash counties (2 per county).
• 15 counties were identified as having significant work zones. Two details will be conducted
in each zone focusing on following too close, cell phone use, texting, and speeding.
• All ten regional motor carrier sergeants will conduct at least two traffic enforcement details
focusing on high crash areas.
• Five details at each SWEF concentrating on hours of service.
• Conduct 50 educational outreach activities.
• Participate in CVSA and FMCSA Initiatives
• Operation Safe Driver
• Passenger Vehicle Strike Force
• Unannounced Brake Check
• Brake Safety Day
Legislative Issues

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Legislative Issues - ELD
• 49 CFR 395.8(a)(1)(i) – ELD Requirement
• A motor carrier operating commercial motor vehicles must install and require each of its
drivers to use an ELD to record the driver’s duty status in accordance with Subpart B of
this part no later than December 18, 2017.
Legislative Issues - ELD
• 49 CFR 395.8(a)(1)(i) – ELD Requirement
• A motor carrier operating commercial motor vehicles must install and require each of its
drivers to use an ELD to record the driver’s duty status in accordance with Subpart B of
this part no later than December 18, 2017.
• Trans 327.03(10) – Adopts Part 395 for Intrastate Carriers
• …except 395.1(e)(1), 395.1(5), 395.1(i), 395.5, 395.8…..

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Legislative Issues - ELD
• 49 CFR 395.8(a)(1)(i) – ELD Requirement
• A motor carrier operating commercial motor vehicles must install and require each of its
drivers to use an ELD to record the driver’s duty status in accordance with Subpart B of
this part no later than December 18, 2017.
• Trans 327.03(10) – Adopts Part 395 for Intrastate Carriers
• …except 395.1(e)(1), 395.1(5), 395.1(i), 395.5, 395.8…..
Legislative Issues - ELD
• 49 CFR 395.8(a)(1)(i) – ELD Requirement
• A motor carrier operating commercial motor vehicles must install and require each of its
drivers to use an ELD to record the driver’s duty status in accordance with Subpart B of
this part no later than December 18, 2017.
• Trans 327.03(10) – Adopts Part 395 for Intrastate Carriers
• …except 395.1(e)(1), 395.1(5), 395.1(i), 395.5, 395.8…..
Wisconsin has until February 16, 2019 to comply.

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Legislative Issues
• AB20 – Motor Bus Trailers
• Eliminates the prohibition on the operation of a motor bus with a trailer or semitrailer
attached.
• SB198 / AB272 – Weight Limit Exceptions
• Increases the amount by which a vehicle equipped with idle-reduction technology may
exceed statutory weight limits from 400 pounds to 550 pounds.
• Increases the amount by which a vehicle fueled primarily by natural gas may exceed
statutory limits up to 2000 pounds.
• SB489 / AB546 – Decrease in Passenger Vehicle Insurance Minimums
• Reduce intrastate passenger carrier liability to $500,000 for 15 or fewer passengers and
$1 million for 16 or more (from $1.5 million and $5 million, respectively.)
New Sparta SWEF (10/27/17)

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New Sparta SWEF (10/27/17)
New Sparta SWEF (10/27/17)

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New Sparta SWEF (10/27/17)
New Sparta SWEF (10/27/17)
PBBT
Mainline
WIM Virtual
WIM
on
Bypass
Thermal
Imaging
Drivewyse
Prepass
Mainline
USDOT/LPR

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timothy.austin@dot.wi.gov