NEMRT - Class Info 40 Hour Basic Truck Weight Enforcement

40 Hour Basic Truck Weight Enforcement (Truck Enforcement I) - TRA902R

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**Cancellations for this class must be received by NEMRT 7 days prior to the start of the program in order to avoid being billed!**

Location:

Northbrook Police Department

Start Date:

10/4/2021

End Date:

10/8/2021

Start Time:

08:00 AM

End Time:

04:00 PM

Member Fee:

$0.00

NonMember Fee:

$525.00

Speaker(s):

James Linane, Ronald Brandenburg

Department Max:

THIS COURSE MEETS THE FOLLOWING ILLINOIS STATE MANDATE(S)

Mandate	Mandate Hours	Scenario-Based Hours
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This course is the first level of a series of truck safety related courses designed to address weight, dimension, safety and equipment related issues and enforcement on second division vehicles operating on Illinois highways. This first course primarily focuses on overweight and over dimension commercial vehicles that are responsible for a disproportionate amount of damage to Illinois highways and infrastructure.

It is important for local law enforcement to take effective enforcement action to deter overweight, over dimension, and unsafe trucks from the public highways. This one-week program is designed to provide traffic and truck enforcement officers with the skills and knowledge to enforce Illinois truck weight and dimension-related laws along with other associated truck regulations in their jurisdictions.

Topics to be discussed include:

•	Truck and tractor-trailer nomenclature
•	Recognition of overweight, over-dimension vehicles on all highways
•	Proper methods of weighing second division vehicles
•	Chapter 15 of the Illinois Vehicle Code relating to weight, dimension and permitting regulations
•	The Commercial Driver’s License program
•	Illinois Second Division Registration and the International Registration Plan
•	Legal issues and recent and upcoming changes in law
•	Illinois Department of Transportation policy on permit moves –
•	Changes to the fine, surcharge and court cost structure due to P.A. 100-0987
•	In-class and in-field practical exercises


PLEASE NOTE: Students attending this program should also attend the companion Portable Scale Certification Course (TRA019R) if they will be issuing citations based on the use of any type of portable scale regardless of scale ownership. This companion course is not required for weight enforcement utilizing stationary in-ground scales only.


This course will be taught by; Chief James Linane (Ret.), Sleepy Hollow Police Department and Sgt. Ron Brandenburg (Ret.) Elburn Police Department

This course has been certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and is not reimbursable by the ILETSB.

40 Hour Basic Truck Weight Enforcement (Truck Enforcement I) - TRA902R

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