CVE Inspector

Overview

Kentucky State Police is the premier, full-service law enforcement agency in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Kentucky State Police works to prevent, reduce, and deter crime, enhance highway safety through education and enforcement, protect individual rights, and provide leadership, training, technical, and operational support to the criminal justice community. The primary role of a CVE Inspector I is to inspect commercial vehicles to determine compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, size and weight compliance, and highway use and other state requirements for commercial vehicles that travel in Kentucky.

The inspector is assigned to one of the 13 facilities throughout the Commonwealth, serving Scott County.

• Learns statutes, regulations, policies and procedures related to commercial vehicle enforcement.
• Under supervision, inspects drivers and vehicles for compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, including crawling under vehicles to physically inspect for safety defects and violations, checking for cargo securing, and issuing citations when appropriate.
• Under supervision, inspects for hazardous materials cargo, determining if any violations of hazardous material regulations exist and issuing citations when appropriate.
• Under supervision, checks for size and weight compliance; issues citations when appropriate.
• Completes all necessary paperwork.
• Communicates issues appropriately through the chain of command.
• Maintains uniform and equipment in accordance with policy.

• Attention to detail.
• Customer Service.
• Written and verbal communication.

Education: High school graduate.

Experience, Training, or

Skills:

None.

Substitute EDUCATION for

EXPERIENCE:

None.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for

EDUCATION:

One year of experience in the maintenance or repair of automotive or powered equipment will substitute for the required education.

Special Requirements (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be 21 years of age. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license. Must successfully pass an extensive background investigation prior to employment. Within 12 months of employment in this job classification must successfully pass part A and part B of the North American Standard Inspections test as required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification.

Incumbents in this job title typically perform their work at weigh facilities conducting commercial vehicle inspections.

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 12 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D