Seven vehicles have been taken out of service, after a Commercial Motor Vehicle blitz in the Blue Mountains.
Almost a dozen officers from various agencies worked cooperatively to achieve significant results:
Inspections (mechanical): 30
Inspections (fuel tax evasion): 18
Vehicles taken out of service: 7
Violations (mechanical): 17
Charges under the Fuel Tax Act (coloured fuel): 1
Charges under the Highway Traffic Act: – 5 (Seatbelt)
1 Drive no licence
Inspections International Fuel Tax Agreement: 1
#CwoodOPP #MTO & Min of Finance inspectors were on-hand Monday for a #CMV blitz in @townofbluemtns. 30 trucks were inspected & 7 were taken out of service. Numerous HTA charges for mechanical, seatbelt & licencing violations, as well as Fuel Tax Act. #CMVsafety #Roadsafety ^tm pic.twitter.com/hXe31MVmCS
— OPP Central Region (@OPP_CR) June 15, 2022