Peterborough Police Conduct Commercial Vehicle Inspection Blitz

The Peterborough Police Service Traffic Unit and Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspectors with the Ministry of Transportation conducted a commercial vehicle inspection on Thursday.

Photo courtesy of Peterborough Police Service.

There were 16 vehicle inspections conducted with the following results:

• 7 vehicles marked out of service (vehicles cannot operate on the road until a defect(s) repaired

• 2 plates seized (Major defects would make it unsafe to be on the road)

• 12 Provincial Offence Notices issued for:

  • Improper tires

  • Improper licence

  • Insecure load

  • Equipment issues

  • Overweight

  • Brake issues

  • 4 warnings issued

One of the vehicles taken out of service was a transport driver training company that was training a new transport truck driver.  The vehicle being trained on was unsafe and removed from the road.

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