Funding provided through a cooperative agreement with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
If you would like more information, email Brenda Lantz at brenda.lantz@ndsu.edu.
Christopher Turner is the Director of Enforcement Data and Judicial Outreach for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Chris has testified before the United States Senate, House of Representatives, Kansas Senate and House, worked on Congressional Highway Bills, state laws, federal and Kansas administrative regulations. Chris is a former Kansas Highway Patrol Captain. Chris oversaw the Patrol's Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP), weight enforcement (fixed and mobile), accident reconstruction teams, and the Drugs Recognition Expert and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing programs. Among other duties, Chris served the Patrol as a Drug Recognition Expert, Standardized Field Sobriety Instructor, and accident reconstructionist.
Chris is a past President of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance serving as the vice chair of the Programs Initiatives Committee, Adjudicated Citations Committee, while moderating several technology forums.
Chris is a graduate of Washburn University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor and is a practicing attorney. His undergraduate degree is from Benedictine College in sociology focusing on religious studies emphasizing philosophy.