Tractor trailers are going to get a real close look by Halton police who will be cruising the QEW looking for violations.

By Staff

BURLINGTON, ON  April 19, 2013.  The big rigs are going to get a big look at by the Halton Regional Police Service District Response Units, along with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit and other law enforcement agencies on  April 22 and 23, Monday and Tuesday of next week, when the conduct a concentrated truck safety blitz in Burlington. 

Officers with specialized training will be part of the team conducting safety inspections, cargo securement, hours of service, weight and measure, speed limiter, environmental, and agricultural inspections.

Tractor trailers will get very close inspections Monday and Tuesday of next week – Halton police are going to crack down

The inspections will take place at both Mainway Arena and Appleby Arena parking lots, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Expect to see police cars escorting big trucks that were nabbed on the QEW and brought in for a closer inspection.  Some of the truck drivers may be calling a cab to get home: In the past, some of the vehicles brought in didn’t do all that well.

The province has had to really double down on the trucking industry when wheels began to come flying off trucks and safety was seen as something that could be given a “lick and a promise”.  Drivers were found to be driving their rigs for really long stretches and need pills to keep themselves awake.

The industry couldn’t be depended on to police themselves – so the local police forces along with the OPP took on the task.

We wonder why the police announce these inspections: doesn’t that alert those who don’t care all that much about following the rules and has them driving their rigs elsewhere.  Monday and Tuesday are tough days for us on the QEW in Halton – use the 401 might be the advice a dispatcher gives drivers.

We’ll let you know how many they catch.

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