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MCSAP
- Geraldine Polster
MCSAP
The CMV Inspection Form can be used to document warnings and citations for multi –unit configurations, such as truck and trailer operated by a business or by an individual. Officers using this inspection form should only be completing the brake section if trained by the WI State Patrol on Federal vehicle equipment standards when the vehicle to be inspected is exempt from Federal regulations and does not qualify for the use of the Federal inspection form, ASPEN. For officers not trained by the State Patrol the inspection form can be used for all basic vehicle equipment and size and weight inspections. Officers should qualify each inspection as operating Intrastate (In commerce, private business or for hire vehicle where configuration is over 10,000lbs and where the origin and destination are all in the State of Wisconsin ), Interstate ( In commerce, private business or for hire, where the vehicle configuration is over 10,000lbs and where the origin or destination is outside the state of Wisconsin ) , Private Individual Not In Commerce or In Commerce Vehicle(s) configuration under 10,000lbs
Transmittable: This form is transmittable and is housed at DSP and Transmitted to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) /Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER)
This form will be available sometime in 2025
Form Design
The inspection form has the following groups
Document
Summary
Location
Carrier
Individual (Driver)
Vehicle
Load
Hazardous Material
Brake Inspection
Axle Detail
Axles
Violation
Level VI
Inspection Result
Signature (OOS)
Description
Special Study
Agency
Attachment
Document Group
Each Inspection form contains one Document group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below.
Document Number – Starts with a WI in all systems except when searching for the form in TraCS, the WI is assumed and acts like the Check Digit for a ELCI form.
Police Number—added when opening the form from the case information. Unlike most other police number fields in other forms this is required in the Inspection form.
Summary Group
Each Inspection form contains one Summary group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. This group should be filled out first as it sets of the form deleting and adding groups as well as disabling fields not needed.
Date—Enter the date the inspection was started
Time—Enter the time the inspection was started
Inspection Time Zone— Defaulted to central time zone
Level—choose the appropriate level.
1—Full inspection
2—Walk-Around Driver/Vehicle
3—Driver Only
4—Special Inspection
5—Terminal Inspection
6—Radioactive Material Inspection
Special Checks— choose the appropriate selection that applies for the CMV non-MCAP report.
Size and Weight Enforcement
Alcohol Substance Check
Traffic Enforcement
Local Enforcement
Post-Crash
PBBT Inspection
PASA Inspection
eScreen Inspection
Drivers—put in the number of Drivers; Driver + Co-Driver. After entering this field, the appropriate number of driver groups will be added.
Total Units—put in the number of units up to 7
Axles—Put in the total number of Axles for all units up to 20
Special Studies-put in the total number of special studies, the appropriate number of groups will open
Location Group
Carrier Group
Each Inspection form contains one Carrier group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. US DOT # field is searchable.
Individual Group
Each Inspection form contains one or two driver groups. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. Last Name field is searchable.
Some fields are not used for the Co-Driver and will be grayed out.
Vehicle Group
Each Inspection form contains one Vehicle / Equipment group. On the CMV report the number of Vehicle Groups can increase up to 7. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. Registration Number field is searchable.
Load Group
Each CMV/MCSAP Inspection form contains one load group. This group is not used for the Ambulance/bus inspection reports. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below.
Up to 3 HazMat groups may open depending upon how many Total HazMat Types are entered.
Brake Inspection Group
Each Inspection form contains up to 10 Violation groups. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. The “Additional Violation Description “field is optional and used to add additional statute or ordinance description information. This information will display on all reports.
Axle Detail Group
Violation Group
Each Inspection form contains up to 999 Violation groups. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. The “Additional Violation Description “field is optional and used to add additional statute or ordinance description information. This information will display on all reports.
Level VI Group
Inspection Result Group
Each Inspection form contains one Inspection Result groups. This information will display on all reports. Depending upon the type of report certain fields will populate.
For MCSAP Inspections the result field is disabled will automatically populate based on form criteria.
Signature (OOS) Group
The Out of Service Notice group is only opened if an OOS is chosen in the Result group.
Summary Group
Each Inspection form contains one Summary group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. Both “Narrative” field has 2000 max for characters.
Special Study Group
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