(COLLINGWOOD, ON) Members of the Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by the Huronia West OPP conducted a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) enforcement blitz in Collingwood yesterday. Police laid 65 charges and one vehicle was towed from the highway.
The Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP is committed to road safety and removing unsafe commercial motor vehicles from our highways and roadways. Yesterday’s CMV blitz was primarily focused on vehicles operating on roadways not in compliance during the reduced load season. During the first day of the CMV enforcement campaign officers from Collingwood OPP and Huronia West OPP were conducting inspections and enforcement in Collingwood to ensure compliance with the Reduced Load regulations.
Officers have laid charges under the Highway Traffic Act and Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act for the following violations:
Overweight charges: 44
Vehicles taken out of service: 1 (major defect)
Mechanical violations: 4
Moving violations: 3
Other violations: 14
Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP recognize that the majority of CMV operators are in compliance with the regulations, but will continue to conduct inspections and enforcement of CMVs operating in contravention of the regulations during the remainder of the reduced load season.