Transport truck-related crashes at 10-year high in Ontario

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Ontario Provincial Police responded to 9,110 transport truck-related crashes in 2022, marking the highest provincial total in more than a decade. Although the majority of charges were issued to commercial […]

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[Phantom T]

Say it ain’t so.

 

[Jim L]

More enforcement is the key and the MTO/OPP is not doing enough. In my opinion all at fault accidents that require a tow away should warrant a visit within 2 business days to the carrier's head office from the MTO to investigate. They should at the very least grab the driver's logs, daily inspections inspections, and qualifications file. Very quickly you will find that just the collection of these items will result in identifying the holes in the carrier's processes. If the carrier cannot produce these mandatory items the CVOR is suspended until it is produced.

This is what happened in the Humboldt accident, it should happen for every accident.

 

[Phantom T]

More enforcement is the key and the MTO/OPP is not doing enough. In my opinion all at fault accidents that require a tow away should warrant a visit within 2 business days to the carrier's head office from the MTO to investigate. They should at the very least grab the driver's logs, daily inspections inspections, and qualifications file. Very quickly you will find that just the collection of these items will result in identifying the holes in the carrier's processes. If the carrier cannot produce these mandatory items the CVOR is suspended until it is produced.

This is what happened in the Humboldt accident, it should happen for every accident.

I strongly agree.

 

[Rob]

The issue is ah hell we all know where the issue lies but no one wants to be the so called racist and call them out on their so called drivers abilities. Me first gotta go gottas go but only AFTER they have made the shipper and or receiver wait as everyone also has to work on their schedules lmao.. PEEL region start there and let me know if the crashes slow down once Peel drivers are trained into real truck drivers. To all the good companies and drivers from the area sorry but it is what it is.

 

[Mario]

The issue is ah hell we all know where the issue lies but no one wants to be the so called racist and call them out on their so called drivers abilities. Me first gotta go gottas go but only AFTER they have made the shipper and or receiver wait as everyone also has to work on their schedules lmao.. PEEL region start there and let me know if the crashes slow down once Peel drivers are trained into real truck drivers. To all the good companies and drivers from the area sorry but it is what it is.

I really never thought I would ever use this term but it applies here " Don't hate the player Hate the Game" If there is no enforcement then its like the wild west and nothing will change.

 

[loaders]

Certainly enforcement of all existing regulations is extremely important, however I believe the need exists for more stringent testing and more education before any operator can receive a class A license. Having better trained drivers, regardless of their sex, colour or race could go a long way in reducing truck accidents and the countless, unreported near misses that occur everyday. As an industry, we cannot do anything about weather related crashes, or even those caused by the errors of other drivers. Enforcing and adhering to the rules regarding vehicle maintenance and pressuring government for a more robust and comprehensive testing process should be on the agenda for every Trucking Association across the country. Allowing unqualified, poorly trained drivers on our roadways is a recipe for disaster as we have witnessed all too many times.