ORLANDO, Fla. – News 6 traffic safety expert Trooper Steve Montiero answers viewer questions about the rules of the road, helping Florida residents become better drivers by being better educated.
Four years ago, Trooper Steve was inundated with messages about a viral photo of a big rig with police lights, and whether it was real.
The answer is yes — then and in 2024.
“This is so real that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles actually posted about it,” he said then. “There are several divisions of the Florida Highway Patrol. One of those divisions is the commercial motor vehicle enforcement troopers, aka CVE.”
Trooper Steve explained that CVE troopers dedicate their enforcement efforts on commercial motor vehicles.
“It takes a specialized trooper to enforce certain laws that normal law enforcement officers cannot,” he said. “This semitruck is just one of the tools they have to enforce aggressive driving and noncompliance on our highways.”
The big rig has Florida Highway Patrol markings and red and blue lights.
“Most people pay no mind because this type of vehicle is the last thing someone is thinking about,” Trooper Steve said. “But I am here to tell you that this vehicle is very real, it is considered a law enforcement vehicle and it is used throughout the state, especially on Interstate 10.”
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Posted by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Friday, October 9, 2020
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