ATLANTA — Tractor trailers and other commercial vehicles are critical to the economy and also clog Georgia’s roads. The number of freight vehicles increased even before the seven-year dredging and deepening of the Port of Savannah that concluded in 2022. And the trend continues, especially with the online shopping boom in recent years.

But big trucks cause major impacts when these behemoths crash or break down - or when their professional drivers dip below reproach.

Enter the Georgia Department of Public Safety’s newly renamed Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) division, the unit tasked with keeping these industrial drivers and large autos up to snuff. Formerly the Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD), CVE Lieutenant Stephen Burnham explained why his team swapped names on July 1s

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