Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit

Member Spotlight - May

Trooper Brian Koob #163 began his law enforcement career as a Cerro Gordo County
Deputy Sheriff. In 2022, was hired by the Iowa DOT, as a Motor Vehicle Enforcement
Officer, and through the successful merger, a respected CMVU Trooper in Area C for
the Iowa State Patrol.

Brian, his wife and 3 children reside in the City of Rockwell, where he is extremely
active in his community and Cerro Gordo County. Trooper Koob serves as the Vice
President of the North Iowa Critical Incident Stress Management Debriefing Team, a
“City Council” member in Rockwell for multiple years, an active Iowa High School
athletic association certified Basketball referee, and a valued member if the Iowa State
Patrol’s Critical Incident Stress management team, just to name a few of his many
accomplishments and acts of service.

Trooper Koob’s professionalism and leadership is second to none, and a driving force
behind the success of the Commercial Vehicle Unit in North Iowa and District 8. Congratulations, Trooper Koob!

We are a little less than two weeks away from Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's International Roadcheck. As a reminder, this years check runs from May 12-14!

CVSA’s International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 12-14 with a focus on cargo securement and electronic logging device tampering, falsification or manipulation. https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck/

A few eye-opening photos from CMV inspections around Iowa lately.

While we know some issues pop up without warning, many of these have been developing for quite some time.

Out-of-service violations are always cheaper and easier to fix in your own yard rather than roadside!

Taking a closer look at your equipment may result in locating defects you would have otherwise missed. Take your time to ensure your equipment is up to the task!

Read about the changes below…

Effective April 1, CVSA's 2026 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria are now in effect. The federal regulations, together with CVSA’s out-of-service criteria, provide the standards that drivers, motor carriers and law enforcement personnel use to ensure the commercial motor vehicles and professional drivers operating on North America’s roadways are safe and compliant. There were 17 changes to the out-of-service criteria. Read about those changes: https://cvsa.org/news/2026-oosc/

We have some of the best trainers in the country!

Did you know CMVU has a team of trainers that go around every day to instruct CMV safety? And it’s FREE! If you are interested in having someone come to your place of business, please go to https://stateofiowa.seamlessdocs.com/f/CMVU_Training_Request_Form/ to request training!

This truck was inspected this morning on I-80/35. The driver drove for approximately eight miles unaware two tires were missing and the last set of duals on the trailer were seized. Roads are still slick as we recover from the blizzard yesterday. If you drive, please ensure your equipment is up to the task!

District 1 - Des Moines

Last night, around 11:30 pm, Sergeant Albright was working an incident involving multiple semi-trucks that had crashed and were stuck on I-80 near the 175 mile marker (Kellogg). As he walked back to his patrol vehicle, another semi-truck lost control and collided with his Tahoe. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries resulting from this incident.

**UPDATE: I-80 is back open**

🚨I-80 is now also closed between the Des Moines Metro and Iowa City🚨

🚨 I-80 EAST CLOSURE UPDATE: 🚨All lanes of I-80 are closed in both directions from mile marker 142 near Altoona (Des Moines metro) to the Iowa City/Coralville area exit 240. Road conditions and visibility are awful and getting worse by the minute!