Houston Police Department Truck Enforcement Unit

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Houston Police Department Truck Enforcement Unit
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• History of The Truck Enforcement Unit
• The Truck Enforcement Unit (T.E.U.) was
  established in October 1999 in response to a
  rapid increase in the number of fatal commercial
  vehicle crashes. As the unit began inspecting
  trucks, the mission statement became evident
• Safe Trucks Driven Safely

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• Unit Staffing
• the truck enforcement unit consists of
• four sergeants
• nineteen officers
• Hours of Operation
• 6AM-6PM Monday-Friday (after hours units are
  available for call-ups)

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• Functions of the Truck Enforcement Unit

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Roadside Inspections
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Task Force Operations

• Conduct two operations a month
• Multiple agencies involved
• Railroad Police
• Internal Revenue Service
• HPD Environmental Unit
• HPD Auto Theft / Port Squad
• HPD Narcotics
• Federal Motor Carrier Agents

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Call-up Fatality Investigations
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Industry Safety Presentations Safety Council
Meetings
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Selective Traffic EnforcementProgram (S.T.E.P.)

• first program of its kind dedicated solely to the
  enforcement of commercial vehicles in the state
• 7th year of the program
• began in December 2000
• issued 16,003 citations last year

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Committee Involvement

• Houston Council of Safety Professionals
• HGAC Committee to Improve Freight Safety
• Freeway Incident Management Committee

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• Mobility Issues Addressed by T.E.U.
• Lane restrictions
• Revision of overweight, oversize ordinance
• Preliminary research to restrict commercial
  vehicles from Houston roadways during peak
  traffic times