Public Service Commission Of West Virginia

Public Service Commission Of West Virginia Transportation Enforcement Division is a state government entity operating as a grant recipient under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (CFDA 20.237) and related FMCSA initiatives, with all 46 recent federal awards held as prime recipient (100% prime, zero sub-awards). The division operates as a child entity under the State Of West Virginia parent structure, headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia.

The division's federal work centers exclusively on commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety enforcement and compliance across West Virginia. Grant activities include driver and vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, investigations, new entrant safety audits, and commercial motor vehicle safety programs focusing on interstate transportation and hazardous materials compliance. Representative recent awards include a $148,367 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities project grant (CFDA 20.237) awarded December 1, 2025, running through September 30, 2028, to develop and deploy intrastate investigation and safety audit capabilities for in-depth compliance reviews of motor carriers and commercial drivers against Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and Hazardous Material Regulations; a $279,935 project grant awarded September 1, 2024, through September 30, 2026, to implement targeted enforcement strategies and reduce speeding violations from 13% to 10% of roadside inspections; a Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) formula grant awarded October 1, 2024, running through September 30, 2027, providing formula-based financial assistance for statewide CMV and driver safety programs; and a $112,588 project grant awarded July 1, 2022, through September 30, 2024, targeting unsafe CMV driving in high-crash corridors on interstate highways.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration accounts for 41 of 46 awards (89%), with the remaining five awards distributed across the Federal Railroad Administration (2 awards), the Federal Highway Administration (1 award), the Department of Energy (1 award), and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (1 award). Activity has remained flat at two awards per year through 2024, with one award recorded in 2025. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $46 million. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure. The division operates exclusively as a grant recipient with no subcontract activity, meaning it does not engage federal contractors as subs and does not pursue federal prime contract work.