Logs hanging off back of truck ends with charges for driver, company
Posted Jan 8, 2026 11:30:43 AM.
Last Updated Jan 8, 2026 11:30:48 AM.
A driver and a company are facing multiple Highway Traffic Act offences after provincial police found a truck carrying logs that extended further than the bed.
It happened on Monday around 6:00 p.m. when officers responded to a complaint for an oversized load that the caller believed was unsafe. When they arrived on Paul Martin Drive in Pembroke, Ont., they found a logging truck.
The logs were sticking out from the back, measuring 31.39 metres, including the vehicle. This, police said, is unsafe due to excessive length, improper load securement and there were no lights to mark the end of the logs.
As a result, police and a Ministry of Transportation officer charged a 29-year-old driver from Earlton, Ont. (north of Sudbury) with failing to mark and overhanging load, failing to carry a complete daily inspection report and operating an insecure load.
Officials also laid charges against the company that owns the truck with overlength combination of vehicles and failing to equip a commercial motor vehicle with an Electronic Logging Device information package.
Police stressed that drivers and owners of commercial vehicles should review transportation and safety requirements before shipping oversized loads.
