TEMAGAMI, Ont. — The Ontario Provincial Police reports a traffic complaint led to an operator and their trucking company being charged with several provincial offences.
On January 27, 2025, at approximately 10:15 a.m., members of the Temagami Detachment of the OPP responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 11 in Temagami.
Police located the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and performed a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspection which resulted in several charges under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) as well as the Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act (TSSEA).
A 39-year-old driver of Brampton was charged with:
- Drive CMV with major defect in it or drawn vehicle (HTA)
- Fail to enter defect in daily inspection report (HTA)
- Fail to accurately complete daily inspection report (HTA)
- Defective odometer CMV (HTA)
- Fail to comply with certificate conditions (TSSEA)
The company from Brampton, was charged with:
- Fail to ensure daily inspection is conducted properly (HTA)
- Fail to ensure daily inspection report is accurately completed (HTA)
- Fail to ensure performance standards are met (HTA)
- Defective odometer - CMV (HTA)
- Fail to comply with certificate conditions (TSSEA)
The CMV was placed out of service where it will remain until the repairs required are completed.
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