Halton police blitz yields commercial vehicle suspensions

Published October 8, 2019 at 3:15 pm

The Halton Regional Police (HRP) Service compiled the results of this year’s two-day commercial vehicle (CMV) enforcement blitz held at the Mohawk Raceway in Milton.

The Halton Regional Police (HRP) Service compiled the results of this year’s two-day commercial vehicle (CMV) enforcement blitz held at the Mohawk Raceway in Milton. Officers say despite weather challenges on Oct 2 and 3, they managed to inspect more than 300 commercial motor vehicles.

The initiative was spearheaded by officers and inspectors from the Halton Regional Police Service, along with assistance from neighbouring police services, the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of the Environment.

2019 results:

  • Total commercial motor vehicles inspected: 308
  • Total commercial motor vehicles taken out of service: 99 (33 percent failure rate)
  • Total charges laid: 239
  • Sets of licence plates seized by police: 11

Top five charge categories laid:

  • Failure to complete daily inspections
  • Vehicle maintenance
  • Failure to obtain annual inspection certificate
  • Cargo securement
  • Weight violations

2018 results:

  • Total commercial motor vehicles inspected: 443
  • Total commercial motor vehicles taken out of service: 143 (32 percent failure rate)
  • Total charges laid: 268
  • Sets of licence plates seized by police: 13

New this year, officers also implemented impaired driver screening tests through the use of SFST (Standard Field Sobriety Testing), ASD (Approved Screening Device) for alcohol and ADSE (Approved Drug Screening Equipment) for drugs including THC and cocaine.

The blitz resulted in a total of 182 impaired driver screenings (83% of all heavy commercial motor vehicle drivers inspected during the blitz). These screenings showed a high level of compliance with 179 pass results (98%). The drivers who did not pass were given suspensions for being in violation of the zero alcohol or drug provisions for commercial motor vehicles under the Highway Traffic Act.

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