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Colorado Cracks Down on Speeding CMV Drivers After Highest Citation Total in Five Years


Description: Colorado State Patrol issued 463 excessive speed citations to CMV drivers in 2025, the most in five years, as Stop Speeding targets risky driving.

Excessive Speed Citations Can Stop CMV Drivers in Their Tracks

2025 saw the highest number of these citations in five years

(COLO) – Speed increases the risk and severity of crashes. Now factor in the heavier weight, size, and higher center of gravity of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), and you can quickly see why all 50 states consider driving a CMV 15 mph or greater the posted speed limit a serious offense. Troopers understand the risk posed to all roadway users, including CMV drivers, and in 2025 issued 463 excessive speed citations, the highest in the last five years.

In Colorado, professional drivers face a 60-day license suspension if they have committed two serious traffic violations within three years while driving a CMV. A serious traffic violation can include excessive speeding (15+ mph), improper lane changes, reckless driving, or following too closely. If a driver commits three violations in three years, this triggers a 120-day license suspension.

“An 80,000-lb semi-truck traveling at 65 mph needs over 525 feet, nearly two football fields, to stop under ideal conditions,” stated Col. Matthew C. Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol. “When a CMV driver chooses to exceed this speed limit, they are expanding their margin for error and posing a hazard to everyone else sharing the road with them.”

When looking at Colorado State Patrol citation data for 2025, the top three highways remained consistent across all five years. In descending order, those highways were:

  • I-70

  • Highway 160

  • Highway 287

In addition, when looking at the most common counties where troopers issued the most citations in 2025, the top three were:

  1. Summit County (272)

  2. Eagle (95)

  3. Jefferson (30)

Troopers are taking a low-tolerance approach to the top fatal crash factors, including lane violations and speeding, while launching a three-month campaign called “Stop Speeding.” This campaign wants every Colorado driver to break the myth that speeding is a “victimless crime” and encourages you to drive like a trooper is riding with you.