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Manitoba Motor Carrier Enforcement (MMCE)

MMCE MANDATE

MMCE is a specialized government law enforcement agency that promotes road-safety and protects Manitoba’s infrastructure through enforcement, education and industry engagement.

MMCE MISSION

Proud of our history and confident in meeting future challenges, we commit to protect and preserve Manitoba infrastructure by upholding applicable laws, statutes and regulations through education, enforcement, and partnerships with the industry, while developing safe and innovative ways of delivering our enforcement services.

MMCE VISION

  • Promote safe roadways within the Province of Manitoba;
  • Demonstrate strategic leadership through continuous organizational improvement;
  • Be a progressive, proactive and innovative law enforcement agency;
  • Provide the highest quality service through leadership, education and partnership with the diverse industry we serve;
  • Be accountable and transparent through shared decision making; and
  • Ensure a healthy work environment that encourages team building, open communication and mutual respect.

MMCE VALUES

  • Integrity:
    We act in an open, honest and trustworthy way in all of our interactions with each other and the public.
  • Accountability:
    We make quality, ethical decisions that guide our individual and collective efforts.
  • Industry Focused:
    We conduct ourselves in a professional and safe manner at all times, are above reproach and demonstrate pride and commitment to the diverse industry we serve.
  • Respect:
    We honour the diversity of individuals, showing understanding and acceptance for all people.
  • Adaptability:
    We evolve and alter our enforcement, educational and training activities to work effectively with legislative changes, and the ever changing transportation industry.


Manitoba Motor Carrier Enforcement Officers (MCEOs) work diligently to keep Manitobans safe by monitoring and promoting the safe operations of motor carriers on our highways throughout the province. MMCE regulates Manitoba's motor carriers in a manner that enhances road safety, protects infrastructure and promotes economic development through innovation and collaborative stewardship.

MMCE protects all users of Manitoba’s vast 19,000 kilometers of provincial trunk highways and provincial roads by ensuring the safety of large trucks, motor coaches and school buses and their drivers through roadside inspection, enforcement, facility audits and investigations.

MOTOR CARRIER ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO MANITOBANS

With a fleet of 26 highway Patrol units staffed by Motor Carrier Enforcement Officers (MCEOs), MMCE operates throughout the province, conducting roadside mechanical inspections to ensure all commercial drivers are following Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) standards.

MMCE operates eight permanent Highway Traffic Inspection Stations (HTIS) in the province, in addition to our seventeen (17) dedicated Highway Patrol Areas.  The breakdown as to their locations are as follows:

Our Brandon-based Western Region Sergeant oversees the following:

  • Killarney Highway Patrol Area
  • Neepawa Highway Patrol Area
  • Souris-Virden Highway Patrol Area
  • Russel Highway Patrol Area
  • Dauphin Highway Patrol Area
  • Swan River Highway Patrol Area
  • Carroll Highway Traffic Inspection Station (HTIS) – Highway 2 and Highway 10
  • The Pas Highway Traffic Inspection Station (HTIS) – Highway 10, north of The Pas
  • Thompson Highway Traffic Inspection Station (HTIS) – Highway 6 near the south end of Thompson

Our Winnipeg-based Central Region Sergeant oversees the following:

  • Emerson Highway Traffic Inspection Station (HTIS) – Highway 75 (Canada / US border)
  • Pembina Valley Highway Patrol Area
  • Portage La Prairie Highway Patrol Area
  • Interlake Highway Patrol Area
  • Rosser Highway Traffic Inspection Station (HTIS) – Highway 7 just north of highway 101

Our Winnipeg-based Capital Region Sergeant oversees the following:

  • Southwest Capital Highway Patrol Area
  • Northeast Capital Highway Patrol Area
  • Headingley Highway Traffic Inspection Station (HTIS) HTIS – Trans Canada Highway west of Headingley

Our Steinbach-based Eastern Region Sergeant oversees the following:

  • West Hawk Highway Traffic Inspection Station (HTIS) – Trans Canada Highway (Manitoba / Ontario border)
  • RM of Hanover Highway Traffic Inspection Station (HTIS) – Highway 59 & Highway 52
  • Trans-Canada East Highway Patrol Area
  • Sprague Highway Patrol Area
  • Steinbach Highway Patrol Area
  • Beausejour Highway Patrol Area

MCEOs ensure driver’s follow all applicable safety laws and regulations, including those that apply to:

  • Vehicle Weights and Dimensions (to protect Manitoba’s Infrastructure)
  • Cargo Securement
  • Adherence to speed limits
  • Mechanical and Equipment Safety
  • Distracted Driving, including the use of hand-held communication devices
  • Driver and Vehicle Licensing
  • Drivers Hours of Service (Provincial and Federal)
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods
  • Laws and Regulations under The Drivers and Vehicles Act
  • Laws and Regulations under The Highway Traffic Act
  • Laws and Regulations under The Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act
  • Laws and Regulations under The Manitoba Railway Act The Provincial Railways Act

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)

MMCE is the lead agency in Manitoba responsible for conducting and overseeing CVSA roadside inspections and providing the associated training to other law enforcement agencies. Manitoba is party to a memorandum of understanding with CVSA and all Canadian provinces, the United States and Mexico to promote uniformity in commercial motor vehicle safety inspections.  Under the CVSA program, provincial enforcement officers train to be certified to conduct roadside mechanical inspections, helping to ensure the safety of all drivers on our provincial highway system.
MMCE also operates has a motor coach inspection program with 2 certified CVSA inspectors who conduct roadside and facility-based mechanical inspections on motor coaches and school buses.
MMCE also operates a Cargo Tank Inspection program with certified CVSA inspectors who complete roadside cargo tank inspections (transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods or residue last contained).

MCEOs are also regularly engaged to participate in educational seminars, inspection demonstrations and trade shows to assist industry in the understanding and application of the laws and regulations relating to road transport operations and to provide carriers with updated changes to laws and regulations that may apply to the transportation industry.

EVERY YEAR, ON AVERAGE, MOTOR CARRIER ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS:

  • Process over 295,000 large commercial (4500kg+) vehicles at the weigh stations and through roadside enforcement activities.
  • Conduct over 21,000 detailed inspections of commercial vehicles
  • Issue over 4,700 offence notices, resulting in $1.7 million in fines
  • Conduct over 100 facility audits of commercial vehicle operators

In addition to these duties, enforcement officers perform on average over 7,200 CVSA mechanical inspections of commercial vehicles.  These inspections result in approximately one in four of those vehicles being taken off Manitoba’s roads for safety related violations. 

MMCE Administration

The MMCE leadership team consists of:

  • Chief Inspector
  • Deputy Chief Inspector in charge of Enforcement Operations
  • Staff Sergeant in charge of the Motor Carrier Investigations Unit (MCIU)
  • Sergeant in charge of Training & Standards
  • Sergeant in charge of Support Services and Industry Outreach
  • Four Regional Sergeants in charge of front-line enforcement operations

MMCE leadership is also supported by an administrative assistant as well as a Prosecutions and Reports Coordinator.