Safety
Driver and Calgary carrier charged after a tanker's unsecured hatch spilled styrene resin along 4.5 km of Guelph's Hanlon Expressway
The spill of a highly flammable liquid closed the southbound Hanlon for more than 10 hours on Tuesday, Guelph police say.
Listowel trailer maker fined $50,000 after a worker was critically injured by a load that slipped from a hoist
Weberlane Manufacturing pleaded guilty after a dump trailer tilt deck fell from its rigging at the company's Listowel plant in July 2025.
Halton blitz puts 100 of 312 inspected trucks out of service
Brake and tire defects led the list as more than 100 officers and inspectors checked commercial vehicles over two days at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Ottawa's new transportation safety science centre moves into construction with $404.9M contract option
The facility on the NRC's Montreal Road campus will house about 260 NRC and Transportation Safety Board staff and support crash research across all modes, including trucking.
OPP's Project Safe Haul pulls dozens of trucks out of service in Southwestern Ontario
Lambton OPP took 24 of 34 inspected commercial vehicles off the road. In Oxford County, 15 of 43 failed. The campaign runs to Nov. 1.
Ottawa truck blitz takes 20 of 87 inspected vehicles off the road
MTO, OPP and Ottawa Police laid 68 charges in a one-day west-end check. Brakes, tires and loose loads led the out-of-service list.
Quebec began requiring road tests for some Ontario Class 1 licence exchanges
In July 2026, the SAAQ said Ontario drivers with under 24 months of Class 1 experience would have to pass Quebec's practical exams before swapping licences.
Eight charged in alleged bribery scheme around Ontario Class A road tests
In January 2026, the OPP laid 24 Criminal Code charges after a probe into commercial driver examinations in Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area.
Ontario ordered some A/Z drivers to retest after an audit of their test provider
In July 2025, the MTO said it could not confirm some knowledge and road tests met provincial standards, and gave drivers 60 and 120 days to pass again.
Quebec went to court to put its truck enforcement officers back on patrol
In March 2025, a labour tribunal order had stopped Contrôle routier Québec officers from making unplanned roadside stops, just as spring load restrictions approached.
OPP said most fatal truck-involved crashes in 2024 were caused by other drivers
In July 2024, Ontario Provincial Police said non-commercial drivers were at fault in 86% of such crashes, ahead of Operation Safe Driver Week.
Ontario opened a $30-million truck inspection station on Highway 11/17 near Thunder Bay
In March 2024, the Shuniah facility opened as part of the province's push on commercial vehicle safety in the North.
B.C. pulled a carrier's safety certificate after its sixth infrastructure crash
In December 2023, a truck hit the 112th Street overpass on Highway 99 in Delta, and the province grounded the company's 65-vehicle fleet.
A northwestern Ontario MPP pressed the province on truck crashes and driver training
In March 2023, after a weekend of serious crashes on Highway 17, Lise Vaugeois called for scrutiny of truck driving schools and enforcement.
Roadcheck blitz put almost a quarter of inspected trucks in Canada out of service
In May 2022, the three-day CVSA inspection blitz focused on wheel ends; in Canada, brakes and cargo securement topped the list of problems.
Truckers hauled fuel, water and relief into B.C.'s wildfire zone
In July 2021, after fire destroyed most of Lytton, carriers delivered supplies under hours-of-service relief while rail damage added to supply chain strain.
Ontario announced restricted tow zones on GTA highways
In March 2021, the province said one approved tow company per zone would offer faster service at standard rates, and police formed a team to tackle towing violence.
New Brunswick asked long-haul truckers to take voluntary COVID-19 tests
In May 2020, the province began swabbing drivers at the Saint-Jacques weigh station and warned mandatory options could follow.
Ontario opened rest areas and washrooms to truckers during COVID-19
In April 2020, after drivers reported being turned away from washrooms, Ontario opened seasonal rest areas and later added truck facilities to its 511 app.