19 trucks pulled off road after OPS-led vehicle safety blitz
Posted Sep 19, 2026 09:44:44 AM.
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) joined forces to conduct a commercial vehicle safety blitz, where they charged 30 drivers and pulled 19 trucks off the road.
On September 15, OPS patrolled Ottawa’s south end and checked 71 trucks in total. Of those, 19 were removed from the road for service-related safety issues and one trailer plate was removed due to unfit status.
Trucks were removed from the road for issue including:
- Defective brakes
- Improper driver’s licences
- Improper tires
- Improper safety chains
- Inoperative directional or brake lamps
- Damaged bearings
- Load security issues
- Damaged suspension, including a cracked leaf spring
Charges were laid for offences related to Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration (CVOR), permits, missing daily trip inspection reports, improper driver’s licences, load security, overweight vehicles, major defects and missing annual inspection certificates.
Safe commercial vehicles, properly licensed drivers and secure loads are essential to road safety. The MTO and OPS will continue to conduct targeted enforcement initiatives to help keep Ottawa’s roads safe.
