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In an effort to reduce the number of crashes related to commercial motor vehicles, OMCC officers perform safety inspections on commercial vehicles and enforce traffic with an emphasis on violations by commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles interacting with large trucks.

The primary purpose of OMCC's weight enforcement program is to protect Florida's highway system and bridges from damage from overweight vehicles. OMCC conducts vehicle weighings at its 20 fixed weigh station locations and mobile enforcement with portable scales statewide.

In 2010 officers conducted over 118,000 commercial vehicle inspections placing over 16,000 vehicles and over 6,000 drivers out of service for critical safety violations.

F.S. 316.550(4)a allows the Department of Transportation to issue permits authorizing commercial vehicles (hauling divisible loads) to operate off the interstate highway system with a 10% increase to the vehicles legal gross weight limit as described in F.S. 316.535(5).

The Motor Carrier 2010 Trucking Manual is available in English and Spanish. This manual covers many important points of Florida laws and Federal regulations governing the operation of commercial motor vehicles in the State of Florida.

2010 7th Edition - Trucking Manual (English)
2010 7th Edition - Trucking Manual (Spanish)