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ONLY OCC WOMEN CERTIFIED TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has the only female agents certified to conduct Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspections in the state’s Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) and they will take part in National Transportation Safety Week inspections beginning Tuesday, June 1.

Sandra Stephens is a motor carrier enforcement officer in the OCC’s Transportation division. Sherry Soliz is Safety Administration Coordinator for the division and Peggy Gilworth is a rate, weight and safety field agent.

Soliz will work safety inspections at the Davis weigh station on I-35 June 1 while Stephens serves as a safety inspector June 3.

OCC Safety Administrative Assistant Sherri Twidwell will be running the software program for collection of inspection data and selection of motor carriers for safety inspections.

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