Alberta safety blitz sidelines majority of trucks near Hanna
A two-day commercial vehicle enforcement blitz northeast of Hanna, Alta., sidelined the vast majority of trucks inspected, with only three of 37 units passing inspection.
The Alberta Sheriff Highway Patrol conducted the inspections March 19-20 near Drumheller, applying the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) North American inspection standard.
A total of 26 vehicles — about 70% of those inspected — were placed out of service due to critical defects. Another eight required attention before returning to full compliance. In total, officers issued 44 provincial violation notices.
Overall, 92% of inspected vehicles failed to meet inspection standards, Alberta Sheriffs said in a Facebook post.
Officers cited a range of violations, including brake system defects, dangerous goods infractions, non-functioning equipment, overweight loads, and general equipment disrepair.
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There are a great number of Canadian small, medium, and large carriers who run stellar fleet operations who manage their safety and fleet maintenance programs extremely well. They deserve public recognition for their efforts. Then there are those who run slipshod operations that can be easily identified using available road side enforcement data that should result in immediate on site audit and sanctions. These statistics should be a wake up call to governments to get serious about sanctioning problem operators.