Chris Nordloh

Biography

MAJOR CHRIS NORDLOH IS THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT (CVE) COORDINATOR FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH IS THE LEAD CVE AGENCY FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. HE HAS BEEN WITH THE DPS SINCE 1996 AND HAS BEEN IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT SINCE 1999. HE WAS A TROOPER IN EL PASO AND FALFURRIAS. HE WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT IN HOUSTON 2001 AND LIEUTENANT IN HOUSTON IN 2004, THEN CAPTAIN IN CORPUS CHRISTI IN 2008. IN 2012 HE WAS APPOINTED TO POSITION OF MAJOR THE DPS HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTIN. MAJOR NORDLOH SUPERVISES STATEWIDE CVE PROGRAMS, THE TACTICAL MARINE UNIT/DIVE TEAM, AND HAS BEEN THE LEAD IN DEPLOYMENT OF LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS TEXAS. MAJOR NORDLOH IS A GRADUATE OF THE NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL OF POLICE STAFF AND COMMAND. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING POLICIES RELATED TO COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT FOR DPS AND LOCAL AGENCIES, OVERSEES THE MOTOR CARRIER BUREAU, THE COMPLIANCE REVIEW AND SAFETY AUDIT PROGRAMS, AND SUPERVISES THE CVE TRAINING UNIT. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL GRANTS RELATED TO COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT. IN ADDITION, HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UPDATING THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RELATING TO COMMERCIAL AND SCHOOL BUS VEHICLE REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT. MAJOR NORDLOH MAINTAINS REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY AND RELATED ASSOCIATIONS TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON TEXAS HIGHWAYS. HE COORDINATES ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS BETWEEN DPS AND THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (FMCSA) AND THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SAFETY ALLIANCE (CVSA). MAJOR NORDLOH IS ALSO THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2016 C.H. CHESHIRE AWARD.