Transportation Driver sought after road rage incident at truck stop November 17, 2020 SOUTH DUNDAS, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are still looking for a suspect nearly a month after an alleged road rage incident at an ONroute truck stop in the…
Regulations Smoke-puffing truck’s driver charged October 7, 2020 CALEDON, Ont. – Police are urging truck drivers to ensure compliance with the Highway Traffic Act after discovering a smoke-belching vehicle in Caledon. The driver was charged under the act…
Transportation OPP: Don’t veer for deer August 5, 2020 NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. – The Norfolk County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging truck drivers and other motorists not to veer for animals. The call came just…
Transportation Truckers charged during safety blitz July 22, 2020 CALEDON, Ont. – Dozens of commercial vehicle drivers were charged by officers from OPP Caledon during last week’s Operation Safe Driver campaign, the detachment said Wednesday. The annual event,…
Transportation Driver assaulted at truck stop July 21, 2020 OXFORD COUNTY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the alleged assault of a truck driver at a truck stop in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim, about 130 kilometers west…
Transportation Truck collisions surge in Ontario July 9, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – “People are dying,” Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in frustration as he recounted grim crash statistics involving commercial vehicles in Ontario. Last year, there were…
Transportation Ontario on-road fatalities surge April 9, 2018 ORILLIA, Ont. – Fatalities in crashes involving commercial trucks reached a 10-year high on roads patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police in 2017 – which also marked the highest number…
Transportation Date set for Operation Corridor June 12, 2014 ORILLIA, Ont. – Mark the date on the calendar: June 17 is when the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are having a safety blitz. Run under the name Operation Corridor, the…
Regulations Police remind drivers to slow down around emergency vehicles June 30, 2004 KENORA, Ont. -- A close call on a Northern Ontario highway has prompted the Ontario Provincial Police to remind tru...