NEWS RELEASE: April 10 , 2007
FROM: The Kansas Highway Patrol
CONTACT: Captain Daniel D. Meyer (785) 296-7189
Lieutenant John A. Eichkorn (785) 296-6800
Patrol Rolls Out Trucks On Patrol For Safety Program
TOPS Program Starts In Wichita
The Kansas Highway Patrol will unveil its newest safety program, Trucks on Patrol for Safety (TOPS), at the Yellow Transportation terminal in Wichita. John Hill, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and other guests will speak during a news conference scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2007, at the Yellow Transportation facility at 4931 S. Hydraulic.
The TOPS program started its initial seven-week enforcement in the south central region of the state. The Patrol is partnering with commercial vehicle companies and drivers to equip the companies' large trucks with a temporary five-camera system. Troopers will board a large truck equipped with the camera system and will relay information to other troopers in KHP patrol units who will enforce crash-causing violations observed from the large trucks.
The truck and camera system will be on display, in addition to other photo opportunities with Yellow Transportation trucks and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers. Statistics collected from enforcement action in the south central region of Kansas will be released at that time, as well.
The Kansas Highway Patrol has set a goal to reduce the number of fatality, injury, and property damage crashes in the state. The TOPS program was instituted with this goal in mind.