Commercial vehicle safety blitz takes 18 vehicles off Ottawa roads

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service (OPS), alongside the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), conducted a joint commercial vehicle safety blitz in Ottawa’s east end on Thursday, August 20.

CVSA-qualified inspectors from MTO, with support from several OPS units, including East District Traffic, the Road Safety Unit, Impaired Countermeasures and Impounded Vehicles, conducted mechanical safety inspections on commercial vehicles.

A total of 57 vehicles were inspected.

The enforcement initiative resulted in:

• 18 vehicles taken off the road

• 34 charges laid

• 3 licence plates seized

Vehicles were removed from the road for safety-related deficiencies involving brakes and brake components, improper or overloaded tires, improper driver’s licences, insecure loads, missing daily logs, faulty directional signals and a broken trailer floor. One of the insecure loads involved dangerous goods.

Multiple charges were laid for offences related to improper or missing daily trip inspection reports, missing annual inspection certificates, improper tires, major vehicle defects, Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration (CVOR) issues, permit violations, overweight vehicles, improper driver’s licences, disobeying signs and tinted windows.

Commercial vehicle safety inspections are an important part of keeping Ottawa roads safe. Vehicles that are not properly maintained, overloaded, or operated by unlicensed or suspended drivers pose a serious risk to everyone on the road.

The OPS thanks its MTO partners for their continued collaboration and commitment to road safety.

Through the Community Safety Data portal data.ottawapolice.ca, members of the public can view, download, and interact with data released by the Ottawa Police Service.