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Pendleton – Motor Carrier Inspector Fred Bunzendahl recently retired from the Indiana State Police, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) after 28 years of service. Bunzendahl, a 1970 graduate of Connersville High School, was a Connersville Firefighter prior to joining the Indiana State Police Motor Carrier Division in 1988.

After graduating from a seven week course for federal trucking and safety regulations, Bunzendahl was assigned to the Connersville District to work at the I-70 Scales at the 148 mile marker in Wayne County. While there his duties included safety inspections on school buses and commercial motor vehicles.

His career highlights included receiving a Life Saving Award in 1993, after he performed the Heimlich maneuver on a female who was in distress inside the Fayette County Courthouse. In 1994 Bunzendahl was awarded as the Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division "Motor Carrier Inspector of the Year."

In 1997 Bunzendahl was named an MCI Supervisor, supervising as many as ten employees. The biggest changes he has seen over the years relates to how technology is now used to find and report the violations of commercial motor vehicle rules and laws.

According to Bunzendahl, his greatest joy as a member of the ISP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division was the opportunity he had to help make Indiana roadways safer, by enforcing the rules and laws applying to commercial motor vehicles. Bunzendahl and his wife of 42 years, Sue, reside in Connersville. If you run into Fred, make sure to shake his hand and congratulate him on a “job well done.”