The proposed project will increase out-of-service vehicle violations by 20% by implementing a second performance-based brake testing machine

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded the North Dakota Highway Patrol $198,817 on December 1, 2025, under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants program (CFDA 20.237) to implement a second performance-based brake testing machine across North Dakota. The project targets a 20 percent increase in out-of-service vehicle violations for unsafe commercial motor vehicles, with the aim of reducing fatal and injury crashes by 15 percent. The North Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct inspection blitzes at fixed sites and other designated areas as identified by the Motor Carrier Operations Supervisor. Performance of work extends statewide across North Dakota through September 30, 2028. The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities program supports partnerships with states and other entities to advance commercial motor vehicle safety through public awareness, enforcement in high-risk corridors, technology demonstration, and other activities that reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.

This increase in OOS violations will remove unsafe CMV s from the roadways to reduce the potential for fatal and injury crashes by 15%. The project proposes to conduct inspection blitzes at fixed sites and other designated areas as identified by the motor carrier operations supervisor.