CVE Cheat Sheet

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

Mission Statement To ensure that all commercial vehicles on San Andreas roadways are operated safely and legally, and well maintained, to protect the citizens of San Andreas and the company assets for our commercial motor operators.

Determine what happened Investigate the scene Determine fault

*Upon arrival on an accident scene, secure the scene, figure out who the drivers are, who the witnesses are, make sure you take witness statements.

General Inspection (ALL VEHICLES): Upon general inspection of CV’s, the CVE Officer is to inform the operator of said CV that they will be inspecting the vehicle. General items to inspect on all commercial vehicles are as follows:

  • Two operational headlights

  • Operational turn indicators on front (Amber in color)

  • Operational turn indicators on rear (Amber or Red in color)

  • Two operational tail lights (red in color)

  • Two operational brake lights (red in color)

  • At least one operational reverse light (white in color)

  • Windshield present with no cracks in the line of the sight of the operator

  • Vehicles must have at least two exterior rear view mirrors, clean, not cracked

  • Tires must have appropriate tread depth (Steer tires must be 4/32 of an inch in depth, all others may be 2/32 of an inch in depth)

  • Fenders of vehicle must be wider than the tires

  • No metal parts are to be making contact with the road

  • Front and rear bumpers must be securely attached to vehicle

  • Brakes must be functional and maintain proper air pressure if the vehicle is air brakes equipped.

  • All Vehicles shouldn’t weight more than 80,000 lbs total (12,000 LBS steer weight, 34,000 LBS drive weight, 34,000 LBS trailer weight)

Tractor-Trailers/Large Trucks Inspection: Tractor Trailers operate throughout the State of San Andreas Requirements for Tractor Trailer specific Commercial vehicle are as follows:

  • Width of the vehicle can’t exceed 102 Inches. (If vehicle fits in a traffic lane it is assumed legal width)

  • Length is no longer than 65 feet. (If vehicle is a tractor-trailer combo, it is assumed legal length)

  • Verify that all trailer connections that supply air to the trailer brakes, and power to trailer lighting are securely connected.

  • Look over driver logs for hours of driving (DOT Hours)

  • Make sure operators of tractor-trailers have a proper cargo manifest for what they are transporting (you may ask to look into the trailer if you have PC to believe something isn’t adding up)

  • Look over their maintenance logs

Hazmat Vehicle Inspection

Hazmat vehicle inspections are intended to make sure that vehicles transporting hazardous materials are complying with the strict federal laws involving hazmat transportation, hazmat codes can be found When inspecting a Hazmat vehicle, you MUST verify the following;

  • Hazmat vehicles must have a placard displaying the code for the material they are transporting. (i.e. a tractor trailer transporting Diesel Fuel would HAVE to display a placard with code 1993)

  • Hazmat operators must have a cargo manifest where the placard number matches the cargo number on the manifest, as well as a description of the substance being transported.

  • Driver must have a valid CDL

  • Driver must have a valid DOT Medical Certification

  • Driver must have an accurate record of DOT Hours.

Bus Inspection: Buses operate throughout our roadways in San Andreas as well.

If you inspect a transit bus (Dashound, SAPTA, LST, School Buses, etc…) some specific things you should check are as follows:

  • Daily Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)

  • Vehicle Insurance/Registration (some agencies are self-insured)

  • Passenger Transport Tax Receipt

  • Driving hours log if applicable (some agencies log driver hours at the drivers operating division/office)

Paperwork (ALL COMMERCIAL DRIVERS)

  • Valid Medical Certification

  • Current Drive Log hours (if applicable)

  • Check Daily Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)

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