North Dakota Highway Patrol Attends CVSA Advanced Post-Crash Inspection Course

By Lt. David M. Wolf, Motor Carrier Operations, North Dakota Highway Patrol

The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) Motor Carrier Operations hosted CVSA’s Advanced Post-Crash Inspection Course in Bismarck, North Dakota, at the Law Enforcement Training Academy range classroom, July 31 through Aug. 4. The course was designed to teach troopers how to detect mechanical, driver and equipment defects after a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) has been involved in a collision. These postcrash inspections are done as a complement to the investigations done by the crash reconstructionist.

During the five-day class, we were provided with classroom instruction and completed hands-on post-crash inspections on CMVs at Ace 24 Hour Towing facility. Ace 24 Hour Towing provided us with several wrecked truck tractors and trailers to use for the training. Attendees learned how to identify, interpret, document and correctly preserve critical evidence after a CMV collision. A special thank you to the staff of CVSA for putting on such a great training opportunity.

NDHP personnel that attended the course included: Don Neumann, Jeremy Rost, Paul Bakke, Jed Dahnke, Brandon Wade, Rob Moyle, Jackson Loeffel, Dan Moore, Anthony Hoaby, Josh Anderson, Rod Torgeson, Ryan Hoffner, Cam McCann, Cody Nuenthel, Jacob Jones and Travis Nelson. Tpr. Josh Alsop of the Colorado State Patrol also participated, and Lt. Wolf and Sgt. Kolness of NHDP attended portions of the class.