One Mission. Every Mile

The United States Highway Patrol (USHP) operates as a specialized, mission-focused element embedded within the United States Police Department (USPD). Its core responsibility is the protection, regulation, and security of the nation’s highways, transportation corridors, and critical mobility infrastructure through a fully integrated law-enforcement and emergency-response model.

USHP Troopers are highly trained law-enforcement professionals specializing in traffic enforcement, roadway safety, high-risk vehicle operations, and incident response. Embedded within the USPD structure, the USHP seamlessly integrates patrol, investigations, emergency response, and interagency coordination to ensure uninterrupted public safety across state and federal transportation networks.

Mission

To safeguard the public and critical transportation systems by ensuring safe, lawful, and uninterrupted movement on highways and major roadways through proactive enforcement, rapid emergency response, and integrated coordination with USPD and partner agencies.

Core Responsibilities & Capabilities

Highway & Traffic Law Enforcement

• Enforcement of traffic, vehicle, and roadway safety laws

• DUI/DWI detection and enforcement

• Commercial vehicle and transport compliance

• Speed enforcement and collision reduction operations
  
  

Incident & Emergency Response

• First-responder operations for traffic collisions and roadway emergencies

• Scene security, traffic control, and hazard mitigation

• Initial medical aid and life-saving interventions until EMS arrival

• Coordination of tow, fire, rescue, and medical assets
  
  

High-Risk Vehicle Operations

• Pursuit management and tactical vehicle interdiction

• Felony traffic stops and mobile threat containment

• Escort and protection of sensitive or high-value transports

• Response to roadway-based criminal activity and threats
  
  

Infrastructure & Corridor Security

• Protection of highways, bridges, tunnels, and transportation hubs

• Monitoring and response to infrastructure threats and disruptions

• Support to counterterrorism and critical-infrastructure protection missions
  
  

Unified Command & Interoperability

• Full integration into USPD command structures

• Operations conducted under ICS / NIMS

• Seamless coordination with state, federal, and local partners
  
  

Training & Professional Standards

USHP Troopers meet rigorous USPD law-enforcement standards and receive specialized highway-focused training, including:

• Advanced Traffic Enforcement & Collision Investigation

• Emergency Vehicle Operations & Pursuit Management

• Incident Command System (ICS 100–400)

• National Incident Management System (NIMS 700/800)

• Tactical Medical / First Responder Care

• Hazard Awareness & Roadway Safety Operations

• Multi-agency highway emergency exercises

Continuous training, scenario-based exercises, and operational evaluations ensure readiness for both routine patrol and high-risk incidents.

Integrated Response Model

Embedded within the USPD, the USHP serves as the primary mobility and roadway safety element, bridging patrol operations, emergency response, and infrastructure protection. This integration ensures that highway incidents are not treated in isolation, but as part of a broader public-safety mission.

Whether managing a routine traffic stop, a mass-casualty collision, or a coordinated multi-agency response to a roadway threat, USHP Troopers operate as a fully synchronized component of the USPD — delivering rapid, disciplined, and effective action.