74 Charges Laid in Commercial Motor Vehicle Blitz

The Greater Sudbury Police Traffic Management Unit in partnership with Ontario Provincial Police TIME Team recently conducted a three-day blitz in Greater Sudbury that focused on commercial motor vehicle safety education and enforcement.

Of 64 traffic stops conducted, 74 charges were laid for the following:

• failing to complete daily inspections
• vehicles being over weight
• not having a commercial motor vehicle operators registration (CVOR) as required
• braking systems not functioning
• fail to have annual inspection sticker or up to date - annual inspection

An additional 19 warnings were issued and five commercial vehicles were taken out of service.

For more information regarding regulations for commercial motor vehicles, please visit the Ministry of Transportation website.