MOVES AND NEWS
Update on people and places in FTA membership
In March, Florida Highway Patrol Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Troopers participated in the first of four Safe DRIVE education and enforcement waves in 2021. Safe DRIVE (Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement) is a multi-jurisdictional high visibility safety campaign designed to deter driver behaviors that contribute to commercial and non-commercial motor vehicle crashes. FHP was also joined by the Office of Agriculture Law Enforcement (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) and the Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office to enhance visibility and deter crashes. During the Safe DRIVE enforcement wave, FHP members conducted 851 commercial motor vehicle inspections, placing 233 dangerous vehicles and/or drivers out-of-service for 371 identified out-of-service violations. In addition, over 1100 citations and warnings were issued to commercial and non-commercial drivers during enforcement efforts. 22 | SPRING 2021
Brea Carter-Jackson
In February, Sergeant Casey Moore of the Florida Highway Patrol and member of FTA’s Safety Management Council facilitated an education event at FedEx Ground in Ocala. This event was attended by FedEx Ground linehaul contractors and FedEx Ground linehaul management team. The event covered many topics but primarily was focused on inspections. Mark Shallar, FedEx Ground Linehaul contractor and Chair of the FTA Florida Road Team and SMC Immediate Past Chair Cary Watkins, also a FedEx Ground linehaul contractor, attended this event and assisted
FLORIDA TRUCK NEWS
Joann Betz
with putting the event together. Derek Barrs, Senior Program Manager for HNTB Corporation and former Chief of FHP CVE was recently named to American Trucking Associations’ inaugural Law Enforcement Advisory Committee. Bestpass achieved several significant milestones in 2020, including processing more than $1.2 billion in toll volume. The company also surpassed 10,000 customers with 650,000 active transponders deployed on U.S. toll roads; released Cost Centers within its customer web portal to facilitate
