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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 10.
For Meeting of: March 17, 2015
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Report on Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Program
Dominic Rizzi, Chief of Police
The Yakima Police Department has conducted the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Program
for one full year. The attached report is an update of the results and statistics of our first year.
This report is respectfully submitted for your information.
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❑ Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Program report 3/9/2015
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Date: March 17, 2015
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Tony O'Rourke, City Manager
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Subject: Report on Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Program
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In 2013, the Yakima Police Department implemented a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Program. The purpose of this program was to improve traffic safety within the city limits by
ensuring commercial vehicle operators were complying with traffic laws and safety practices.
The program was also intended to protect the city's infrastructure investment of roadway
improvement.
We expected some early resistance from the trucking industry to the implementation of this
program. After the initial period of education and adjustment, the program has been well
received by members of the industry. Yakima Police officers have maintained open
communications with industry representatives and fostered a partnership. This has led to
opportunities for our officers to address trucking industry groups, as well as support from an
industry official that our program bc the prototype for other agencies to model.
2014 was the first full year of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Program. I respectfully
submit this report detailing the statistics and performance review of the program for its first
year.
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The intent of this memo is to keep the Chain of Command informed on the
performance and duties of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer (CVEO) position
we have recently created, I wanted to compile and pass along some statistics and a review of
performance. 2014.was the first full year for YPD having the Commercial Vehicle program.
It started with Sergeant Cavin and in. August, when he promoted, I filled in to continue the
program. The attached 2 pages titled Inspection Summary Report outlines Sgt Cavin and my
inspections.
Coinmercial Vehicle Inspections:
The Yakima PD CVEO program performs 3 different levels of inspection, referred to as
Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. These inspections are not scheduled and are the result of
commercial drivers being pulled over during their normal work day or being involved in a
collision.
- A Level 3 inspection consists of checking driver credential and vehicle paperwork.
-A Level 2 inspection is a Level 3 and a walk around inspection of the vehicle and cargo.
-A Level 1 inspection is a Level 2 inspection and an inspection of the brake, suspension, and
steering system of the vehicle.
Notable statistics pulled from the summary reports are as follows::
-251 total inspections performed
- 58 (23%) of the Commercial Vehicles resulting in Out Of Service (OOS) violations
- 19 drivers (7.5% of total inspections) were placed OOS
-43 vehicles (17% of total inspections) were placed OOS
- 674 violations noted for an average of 2.68 violations per inspection
- 10 (4%) were post collision inspections
All OOS violations are required to be fixed before the vehicle / driver is allowed to continue.
Some examples of the most common 00S violations are damaged/worn out brakes and
suspension, invalid driver's license, significant load securement issues, damaged/flat tires,
and over legal maximum dimensions.
Overweight Enforcement:
Knowing that one of the primary enforcement targets for this program was overweight
trucks, out of protection to the roadways 1 tracked 49 overweight cites I issued during the
peak 1 %z months of harvest ranging from August 12th to October 31. Due to time constraints,
several of these 49 trucks were not inspected, but only weighed. State law allows for 55% of
the fines to be retained by the issuing agency, but if the fines are reduced it is my
understanding that the reduction comes out of the issuing agencies percentage.
Notable statistics I have compiled are as follows:
- Total face value of fines $20,643($421 average) with the estimated potential City of
Yakima retention $11,353
-1 cite (2.0%) for $437 (2.1%) was dismissed. The error that resulted in this has been
rectified.
-$749 (3.6%) worth of fines have been reduced in Municipal Court proceedings.
-3 cites with a total of $1,323 (6%) are still pending court dates
-To date $18,098 (87.6%) has been paid or is in the process of making payments
- Estimated City of Yakima retention is between $9,205 and $9,932 depending on the results
of pending cites.
Also worth noting, is the reaction of the trucking industry to the creation of our
CVEO position. As expected there are mixed feelings and acceptance from the drivers I
come into contact with, which is very similar to standard traffic enforcement duties. There
was significant skepticism expressed from the trucking industry upon the formation of CVEO
position with concerns that this would result in a negative impact on trucking and that it was
a program designed to "unfairly tax" the trucking industry. Mike Southards, The Safety
Director for Washington Trucking Associations (WTA), brought this up when we had our
public meeting and it was addressed. I was invited to speak to the WTA at their Central
Washington annual meeting in October. Mr. Southards reported that he has received 1
complaint over the past year in regards to our program, and it was completely unfounded. He
added that in today's Law Enforcement industry it is becoming more common for
Commercial Vehicle positions being added to non-WSP agencies and that our program
should be what others base their programs on. Mr. Southards and I have maintained open
lines of communication to where he has been able to contact me with questions and concerns.
Maintaining this relationship has proven to be mutually invaluable.
For the future of the CVEO program there is an anticipated change in staffing with
Officer Cliad Urwin going to WSP Academy for CVEO training in mid-March. He is
expected to take the program over full time while I resume my Motors duties while still being
involved part time with Commercial Vehicle enforcement. Also being explored is the
implementation of RCW 46.44.120 which would allow certain violations, which would
include overweight cites, to be issued to the company owner or business instead of the driver
of the truck. I anticipate that this may increase the paid rate of cites to increase from the
previous 87.6% and may have an impact on the number of trucks that will be overloaded on
the roadways.
Sergeant Belton
Lieutenant Pollard
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Meer James Moore
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Badge #: YA6186
Time Period: 01/01/2014 - 12/31/2014
Total Inspections: 94
Inspection Type Breakdown
Total HM Inspections:
# HM Bulk:
# HM Non -Bulk:
# Both HM Bulk & Non -Bulk:
Total Single -Unit Trucks:
Total Bus/MC Inspections:
1
1
0
0
70
0
Inspections Resulting in 00S:
# Driver/Codriver OOS:
# Vehicle 00S:
# & % of U.S. Motor Carriers:
28
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# & % of Mexican Motor Carriers: 0 / 0
# & % of Canadian Motor Carriers: 1 / 1%
Please Note: The Number and Percentage of U.S., Mexican, and Canadian Carders on the report is calculated using
the State in the Carrier address used on the Inspection Report, which may not be the Country of Domicile,
Inspection Level Breakdown
Level 1
17
18%
512
30
Inspections
% of Total
Total Minutes
Average Minutes
Level 2
50
53%
1,520
30
Level 3
27
29%
520
19
Level 4
0
0
0
0
Level 5
0
0
0
0
Level 6
0
0
0
0
Level 7
0
0
0
0
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Total Violations Cited:
Avg. Violations Per Inspection:
Total Citations Issued:
Total CVSA Stickers Issued.
Total Cargo Tanks Inspected
231
2.46
42
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% of 00S Drivers/Co-Drivers:
% of OOS Vehicles:
Total 008 Violations:
7%
16%
39
Total OOS Drivers/Co-Drivers: 7
Total OOS Vehicles 24
peciaI Checks
Size And Weight Enforcement: 0
Alcohol Substance Check: 0
Drug Interdiction Search:
Post Crash: 4
PASA Inspections: 0
Traffic Enforcement:
Local Enforcement:
Drug Interdiction Arrests:
PBBT Inspections:
BEG Inspections:
2
0
0
0
0
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Badge #: YA6431
Time Period: 01/01/2014 - 12/31/2014
Total Inspections: 157
Inspection Type Breakdown
Total HM Inspections:
# HM Bulk:
HM Non -Bulk:
# Both HM Bulk & Non -Bulk:
Total Single -Unit Trucks:
Total Bus/MC Inspections:
0
0
0
0
72
0
Inspections Resulting in OOS:
# Driver/Codriver OOS:
11 Vehicle OOS:
30
12
21
# & % of U.S. Motor Carriers: 156 / 99%
# & % of Mexican Motor Carriers: 0 / 0
# & °/,9 of Canadian Motor Carriers: 1/ 1%
Please Note: The Number and Percentage of U.S., Mexican, and Canada!) Carriers on the report is calculated using
the State in the Carrier address used on the Inspection Report, which may not be the Country of Domicile.
Inspection Level Breakdown
Level 1
Inspections 33
% of Total 21%
Total Minutes 1,289
Average Minutes 39
Level 2
98
62%
5,535
56
Level 3
26
17%
517
20
Level 4
0
0
Level 5 Level 6
0 0
0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
Level 7
0
0
0
0
Inspection Analysis
Total Violations Cited: 453
Avg. Violations Per Inspection: 2.89
Total Citations Issued: 85
Total CVSA Stickers Issued 19
Total Cargo Tanks Inspected 0
% of OOS Drivers/Co-Drivers:
8%
% of OOS Vehicles: 7%
Total OOS Violations: 43
Total OOS Drivers/Co-Drivers: 12
Total OOS Vehicles: 25
Special Checks
Size And Weight Enforcement:
Alcohol Substance Check:
Drug Interdiction Search:
Post Crash:
PASA Inspections:
0
0
0
6
0
Traffic Enforcement:
Local Enforcement:
Drug Interdiction Arrests:
PBBT Inspections:
BEG Inspections:
4
0
0
0
0