An inspection was conducted on the tractor trailer

An interesting couple of incidents occurred while the OPP was conducting Operation Corridor, a safety blitz aimed at reducing the number of Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) related collisions, deaths and injuries.

Operation Corridor is an annual 24-hour blitz and from 6 a.m. on June 13, until 6 a.m. on June 14, OPP were out on local highways.



During the operation, officers focused on CMV drivers and were looking out for moving violations, maintenance, equipment and hours of service violations as well as load security.

At approximately 5:30 p.m., on Wednesday, officers were driving on the North Bay Bypass near Algonquin Avenue when they saw a tractor that had lost its trailer. An inspection was conducted on the tractor-trailer , and the driver was charged with "drive commercial motor vehicle with a major defect in it or in drawn vehicle."

In another incident, officers stopped another transport on Highway 11 in Powassan, for travelling over 130 km/h. The driver was issued a ticket for "speeding" and "drive CMV not equipped with working speed limiting system."

Meanwhile in Parry Sound, OPP and MTO officers placed six vehicles out of service for major defects and issued five provincial offence notices.

"Commercial vehicles have the potential to cause significant damage in collisions, endangering the lives of the many people who travel Ontario's busiest highways," says an OPP release. "Operation Corridor is an excellent opportunity to educate commercial vehicle drivers about the importance of having a flawless safety checklist."