JMONEY1503
04-09-2008, 01:44 AM
I'm sure all of you heard about the merge, with the Office of Motor Carrier Compliance and the Florida Highway Patrol.
Apparently, the house bill 5067 was approved, meaning the merge will take effect July 1, 2008. Does anyone have any input on this issue?
What does this mean for the future applicants, or the ones already in the academy?
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/ ... chIndex=16 (http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=39507&SessionIndex=-1&SessionId=57&BillText=&BillNumber=&BillSponsorIndex=0&BillListIndex=0&BillStatuteText=&BillTypeIndex=0&BillReferredIndex=0&HouseChamber=H&BillSearchIndex=16)
Office of Motor Carrier Compliance; Type Two Transfer (Section 32)
Current Situation
The primary purposes of the Office of Motor Carrier Compliance, currently housed within the Florida
Department of Transportation, are to protect the highway system’s pavement and structures from
excessive damage due to overweight and oversize vehicles, and to reduce the number and severity of
crashes involving commercial vehicles.13 The Office enforces state and federal laws and agency rules
that regulate the weight and size of vehicles operating on the state’s highways, and the safety of
commercial motor vehicles and their drivers.
The program uses both non-sworn weight inspectors and sworn law enforcement officers to enforce
vehicle weight, size, fuel tax, and registration requirements. These inspectors weigh trucks and check
registration and fuel tax compliance at fixed scale locations along major highways. The program’s law
enforcement officers patrol the state’s highways and use portable scales to weigh trucks that do not
pass fixed scale stations.14
As part of their patrol duties on state highways, the program’s law enforcement officers also enforce
commercial motor vehicle safety regulations by performing safety inspections and enforcing traffic laws.
The program's safety enforcement responsibilities also include compliance reviews at carrier places of
business, which are performed by specially trained law enforcement staff.15
Proposed Changes
The bill directs the Office of Motor Carrier Compliance to be transferred via type two transfer16 to the
Florida Highway Patrol, within the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/ ... ssion=2008 (http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h5067b.PBC.doc&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=5067&Session=2008)
Apparently, the house bill 5067 was approved, meaning the merge will take effect July 1, 2008. Does anyone have any input on this issue?
What does this mean for the future applicants, or the ones already in the academy?
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/ ... chIndex=16 (http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=39507&SessionIndex=-1&SessionId=57&BillText=&BillNumber=&BillSponsorIndex=0&BillListIndex=0&BillStatuteText=&BillTypeIndex=0&BillReferredIndex=0&HouseChamber=H&BillSearchIndex=16)
Office of Motor Carrier Compliance; Type Two Transfer (Section 32)
Current Situation
The primary purposes of the Office of Motor Carrier Compliance, currently housed within the Florida
Department of Transportation, are to protect the highway system’s pavement and structures from
excessive damage due to overweight and oversize vehicles, and to reduce the number and severity of
crashes involving commercial vehicles.13 The Office enforces state and federal laws and agency rules
that regulate the weight and size of vehicles operating on the state’s highways, and the safety of
commercial motor vehicles and their drivers.
The program uses both non-sworn weight inspectors and sworn law enforcement officers to enforce
vehicle weight, size, fuel tax, and registration requirements. These inspectors weigh trucks and check
registration and fuel tax compliance at fixed scale locations along major highways. The program’s law
enforcement officers patrol the state’s highways and use portable scales to weigh trucks that do not
pass fixed scale stations.14
As part of their patrol duties on state highways, the program’s law enforcement officers also enforce
commercial motor vehicle safety regulations by performing safety inspections and enforcing traffic laws.
The program's safety enforcement responsibilities also include compliance reviews at carrier places of
business, which are performed by specially trained law enforcement staff.15
Proposed Changes
The bill directs the Office of Motor Carrier Compliance to be transferred via type two transfer16 to the
Florida Highway Patrol, within the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/ ... ssion=2008 (http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h5067b.PBC.doc&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=5067&Session=2008)