STEP - Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Proposals

Proposals for yearlong STEP Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) projects must include enforcement of
all
 of the following components:
  • Speed.
  • Occupant Protection.
  • Hazardous Moving Violations.
The objective of CMV campaigns is to reduce CMV crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving vehicles with a body type of “Semi-Trailer” or “Truck Tractor.”
Texas Transportation Code, Section 522.003(5), defines a
Commercial Motor Vehicle
 as a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used to transport passengers or property that:
  • Has a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, including a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds.
  • Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds.
  • Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
  • Is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded under 9 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F.
Agencies must document and report the numbers of such warnings, citations and arrests made on STEP time to TxDOT at the end of each month or enforcement period, but there will be no target numbers established for each individual element. Agencies will be considered to be in compliance with TxDOT performance expectations as long as they maintain an average of one CMV stop or more during each hour of STEP-CMV enforcement.
Law enforcement agencies that propose a yearlong STEP project may also apply for a STEP CMV project; however, a CMV project must be submitted as a separate proposal.