Comments on: Ontario opens truck inspection station near Thunder Bay

By: Thomas Ricci

Thomas Ricci — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 14:44:51 +0000

I’m an independent operator. If the province wants to increase safety, and better compliance to HOS, then the trucking industry in Canada needs look into the compensation aspect of the industry. The government should make freight brokers illegal. The cascade of freight down to the trucks takes the profits away, this is a Majour contributor to operators taking risks, and neglect to equipment maintenance. When the compensation is adequate then the operators would have the required cash flows to take the time and commit the required funds to maintain equipment. Truckers love their trucks. If there trucks are not fit, if the person is running outside of the HOS envelope, 9 times outta 10 it’s because the person is chasing money to make things work financially.

By: Jaskarn Kaler

Jaskarn Kaler — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:05:14 +0000

Government spent 30 million on inspection stations but they were supposed to spend some money on rest areas on hwy 11 and 17 . As a government what is the facility for commercial truckers after Barrie ON to MB border . Drivers are stopping on single lane shoulders to pee and also most logs are stopping at Long Lac ON where one can laugh and cry at same time and don’t believe it’s Canadian highway . Drivers are being treated like 3rd class citizens . Those who are making the rules for trucks they never know what trucks means !! Shame

By: Mike Binkley

Mike Binkley — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:21:02 +0000

As a long time driver, 35 plus years, Ontario needs better inspections due to a lot of trucks should not be driving down the road. Truck enforcement is really lacking from equipment inspections to speed enforcement. What we go thru as a driver to keep our licence up to date you would expect drivers to know the rules. As soon as a blitz is going to happen all the trucks that would not pass an inspection park.