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Commercial Industry Education Program
The CHP says: "Safety Through Education"
The Commercial Industry Education Program (CIEP) is an on-going educational program designed to provide educational information and safety awareness to anyone operating commercial vehicles. The CIEP will provide an overall understanding of various commercial programs and how it directly affects you!
CHP commercial enforcement personnel provide informational seminars on many specific topics, including:
- Maintenance inspection (pre-trip and level 1) procedures
- Biennial Inspection of Terminals (BIT)
- Hazardous materials transporation requirements
- Hours of Service
- Controlled substance and alcohol testing requirements
- Insurance requirements and fraud awareness
- Size and weight requirements and issues
- Rules of the road and driver safety tips
In addition to these specific information seminars, all CIEP classes include general information anyone in the commercial trucking industry should be aware of. This information includes:
- Vehicle/carrier inspection requirements and procedures
- Size and weight requirements
- Understanding Out-of-Service criteria
- Rules of the road/driver safety
- Commercial enforcement personnel
- Understanding CVSA inspection sticker issuance
Training can be held at your office (shop) or your nearest CHP inspection facility.
To learn more, or to schedule a training seminar, contact your nearest CIEP instructor at:
| Division | Counties |
| Northern Division (530) 225-2715 |
Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehema, Trinity Counties |
| Valley Division (916) 464-2090 |
Alpine,Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Lake, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba |
| Golden Gate Division (707) 648-4180 |
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma |
| Central Division (559) 445-6100 |
Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne |
| Southern Division (213) 748-7182 |
Los Angeles |
| Border Division (858) 650-3718 |
Imperial, Orange, Riverside(southern area), San Diego |
| Coastal Division (805) 549-3261 |
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Ventura |
| Inland Division (760) 241-1186 |
Inyo, Mono, Riverside (northern area), San Bernardino |
| Or contact the CHP's program coordinator at (916) 445-1865. | |