Nearly 700 tickets were laid against truck drivers last week during an Ontario Provincial Police enforcement blitz, 149 charges were laid in the eastern region.

On June 13-14 the OPP and the Ministry of Transportation conducted Operation Corridor targeting commercial motor vehicles. During the 24-hour operation 1,692 transport trucks were stopped on OPP patrolled roads. The force laid 697 charges across the province and 63 trucks were taken out of service.

Officers from the Napanee detachment of the OPP laid six charges, Frontenac laid seven and Leeds laid 13.

The top offences were for speeding with 226 charges followed by equipment-related issues at 176 charges.

“The OPP would like to thank the many safe transport truck drivers and other motorists who drove safely and helped keep our roads safe during the campaign,” said the news release.

Charges laid by the OPP during Operation Corridor:

226 for speeding

176 for equipment-related infractions

107 for not wearing seatbelts

38 for no speed limiter

31 for hours of service

30 for other hazardous moving violations

28 for distracted driving

28 for insecure loads

18 for following Too Close

10 for unsafe lane changes

4 for failing to move left

1 for another criminal offence

None for impaired driving

— The Whig-Standard