26 total charges laid against Alberta trucking company and two drivers
By Brad Aubin
An Alberta-based commercial motor vehicle company and two drivers are facing a total of 26 charges after police stopped an unsafe transport twice in one day on HWY 11.
The OPP says last Tuesday around 5:00 a.m., Temagami OPP received reports of large debris on HWY 11 lanes after a transport lost part of its load. Officers located the vehicle and conducted an inspection.
Police say it revealed several serious safety concerns, including a suspended driver’s licence, brake defects, a trailer licence plate that did not match the vehicle, and a trailer with no functioning brakes. The licence plate was seized, the trailer was deemed unfit, and both the driver and vehicle were placed out of service.
Later that same afternoon, Temiskaming OPP received a traffic complaint about a transport travelling on HWY 11 with a handwritten licence plate. Officers located the vehicle and determined it was the same one stopped earlier in Temagami. Police say though some safety defects had been repaired, the trailer still had no functioning breaks. The vehicle was again placed out of service, and additional charges were laid.
The Alberta-based commercial motor vehicle company was charged with:
- Insecure load – commercial motor vehicle
- Push rod stroke exceeds prescribed limit – commercial motor vehicle (two counts)
- Permit operation of unsafe vehicle – commercial motor vehicle (two counts)
- Fail to ensure performance standards are met
- Fail to ensure daily inspection is conducted properly
- Permit use of plate not authorized for vehicle
- Permit unlicensed person to drive commercial motor vehicle
- Draw trailer with no licence plate
- Drive commercial motor vehicle with a major defect in it or in a drawn vehicle
- Improper brakes on trailer – commercial motor vehicle
- Careless driving
A 48-year-old driver from Ontario was charged with:
- Driving while under suspension
- Insecure load – commercial motor vehicle (two counts)
- Drive commercial motor vehicle with a major defect in it or in a drawn vehicle
- Push rod stroke exceeds prescribed limit – commercial motor vehicle
- Use plate not authorized for vehicle
- Operate unsafe vehicle – commercial motor vehicle
- Fail to enter defect in daily inspection report
A 29-year-old driver from Alberta was charged with:
- Push rod stroke exceeds prescribed limit – commercial motor vehicle
- Operate unsafe vehicle – commercial motor vehicle
- Draw trailer with no licence plate
- Drive commercial motor vehicle with a major defect in it or in a drawn vehicle
- Improper brakes on trailer – commercial motor vehicle
- Careless driving
Brad Aubinhttp://www.mynorthbaynow.comBrad is Vista Radio's Senior News Director for Ontario. He was born in Sudbury, raised in Kapuskasing and has lived in the North Bay area for nearly 20 years. A Canadore College grad, he has worked for many newspapers across the north, and joined the broadcasting side of the business in 2020. The proud husband and father of two loves sharing important local and area news to listeners. If you have a news tip you'd like to share, e-mail baubin@vistaradio.ca.
