COURSES

Commercial Motor Vehicle Awareness

Lafayette, Louisiana - October 16-17, 2025

Law enforcement agencies and officers are responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety on roads and highways. Police officers strive to promote driver compliance to traffic laws and regulations to prevent dangerous road incidents and to protect the safety of all participating in transportation.

Traffic enforcement requires an understanding of Commercial Motor Vehicle laws and regulations as well as procedures to safely conduct a stop of a Commercial Motor Vehicle. This course will assist officers in recognizing law violations regarding Commercial Motor Vehicles and procedures to properly verify Commercial Driver’s Licenses in accordance with federal law. In this course, attendees will become familiar with those areas of Commercial Motor Vehicle regulation that will increase officer confidence when dealing with traffic violations involving all levels of commercial motor vehicles.

The instructor for this course has over 20 years of law enforcement experience. He is a certified Level 1 Inspector for the Federal Department of Transportation and is a recognized expert in Commercial Motor Vehicle enforcement.

Cost:
$425.00 per attendee
Length of Course:
8AM to 5PM, Day 1
8AM to Noon, Day 2
Seminar Location:
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Public Safety Complex
1825 W. Willow St.
Scott, Louisiana 70583
Nearby Hotels:
Hampton Inn
2144 W Willow St.
Scott, Louisiana 70583
(337) 236-6161

Drury Inn & Suites
120 Alcide Dominique Dr.
Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
(337) 262-0202

Agency Contact*:
Karen E. Matthews
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
(337) 236-5607
Karen.Matthews@lafayettesheriff.com

* Course registrations, transfers, refunds, and cancellations are handled by Law Enforcement Seminars. Please contact us directly with any questions.