Forty-eight commercial motor vehicle inspectors came together in Indianapolis, Indiana on Aug. 20-24 here to compete at this year’s North American Inspectors Championship (NAIC).
Jared Koester earned this year’s North American Inspectors Championship Jimmy K. Ammons Grand Champion Award, the highest honor for a commercial motor vehicle roadside inspector.
The North American Standard Level V Passenger Carrier Vehicle Inspection is an inspection of motorcoaches and other passenger-carrying vehicles. This award was co-sponsored by the United Motorcoach Association along with the American Bus Association.
- First Place – Jared Koester, Fort Worth Police Department
- Second Place – Joseph O’Brien, South Carolina Department of Public Safety
- Third Place – Dustin Henderson, Texas Department of Public Safety
Each contestant competed in six inspection categories over two days. The competition included contestants inspecting vehicles and identifying regulatory violations and critical vehicle inspection item out-of-service conditions, all while being timed. Contestants were tested on real-world vehicle and driver inspection scenarios and had to appropriately evaluate the situation and properly identify violations within the recreated roadside inspection scenario.
Each year, the individual with the highest score is awarded the NAIC Grand Champion trophy and title, along with bragging rights as the year’s top inspector. This year, Koester will address the membership at the upcoming CVSA Annual Conference and Exhibition.
NAIC was created by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) to recognize roadside inspectors and enforcement personnel.
