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TRUCK ENFORCEMENT UNIT - Step Grant Program


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STEP GRANT PROGRAM

The Texas Department of Transportation provides funding to reduce fatal crashes and crashes involving commercial motor vehicles. Certified Truck Enforcement officers work this program to ensure that commercial truck drivers are operated safely. Officers monitor the roadways for the following violations:

  • Speeding.

  • Following to close.

  • Failing to signal lane change.

  • Driving in prohibited/restricted left freeway lanes.

  • Unsafe lane change.