[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I got behind a tricked out Suburban last week, all black, black windows, lots of anntenae on the roof, LED lights around the license plate, which was AZ and non-gov't. When I pulled up next to him, I could see a laptop open by the dash. I call these "jack-booted thug-mobiles." But I was pretty sure he wasn't an AZ cop and my detector wasn't chirping. After about 20 miles doing around 75-80 around each other, out of nowhere, he lit up a tractor trailer several lanes over, crossed over all the lanes and pulled the guy over on the shoulder. I was pretty surprised by that one. Never seen a car like that make a traffic stop.

Originally Posted by m21sniper

Commercial truck fines represent a whole 'nother stratosphere of fleecing.

The fines are (by US standards), astronomical.

That black vehicle was probably purchased with Federal Grant money, solely for enforcement of Motor Carrier violations.

Part 350.101: What is the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)? - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Each state does it differently, some buy vehicles and hire specifically for it, some allocate a portion of each officer's time to the work....depends on a whole host of factors.