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Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility (CCVEF) is strategically located in the Bay Area’s busiest commercial corridor on Interstate 80 in the city of Fairfield, County of Solano. CCVEF is comprised of two facilities, eastbound (E/B) and westbound (W/B). 
Eastbound CCVEF received an upgrade in 2012 with the construction of a new and one of the most innovative facilities of its time.  Eastbound CCVEF leads from the front in commercial safety with one of the most advanced technological systems in the U.S., by International Road Dynamics (IRD). The IRD system includes weigh in motion, roadside sensors, integrated camera technology, and traffic control systems. Eastbound CCVEF was built to accommodate commercial traffic well into the year 2035.

Westbound CCVEF is an older facility, but it is still effective in meeting our statewide commercial vehicle enforcement programs, and traffic safety commitments.  Westbound CCVEF is scheduled to receive a major upgrade as a new facility is currently under construction.  The new westbound facility is scheduled to be open and fully operational in 2029.

Both facilities are staffed 24/7 by enforcement personnel.  Officers often have their hands full as CCVEF is considered one of the busiest facilities in the state.  Officers monitor operations via a control center established on both E/B and W/B sides.  They also observe commercial traffic in transit as it flows through the facility, watchful of obvious mechanical defects, overweight alerts or other safety violations.  Officers also pull in commercial truck drivers to inspect documentation required by interstate and intrastate guidelines.  In addition to taking enforcement action of our state’s vehicle code, officers also enforce the nation’s rigorous federal commercial traffic regulations.  Additionally, CHP personnel are readily available to provide educational input to the area’s vast commercial industry.​

Commercial Vehicle Inspection Specialists (CVIS) are highly trained civilian personnel under the supervision of CHP staff.  They inspect trucks and are watchful for out-of-service violations such as brakes, cracks in crucial components, hazardous material leaks, compliance with strict logbook provisions, and a multitude of other discrepancies.  With the increasing rate of serious accidents involving commercial traffic across the nation, our CVIS are a crucial component in assuring that the rate of accidents are minimized, inspecting well over 40,000 trucks every year.

Civilian personnel are also employed to address the vast paperwork accumulated by the facility’s 24/7 operation.  Even the janitorial and maintenance staff have their hands full with the constant upkeep of both the W/B facility and 15 acre E/B facility.