Dozen commercial vehicles taken off road in Sault safety blitz

Transport truck crashes hit 10 year high in 2022 OPP say collisions involving transports have reached a 10-year high in the province with more than 9,000 collisions & 71 fatalities in 2022.

A coordinated effort between Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of Transportation on Tuesday resulted in a dozen commercial vehicles taken off the road.

Sault police helped MTO and OPP with safety blitz Sault police helped MTO and OPP with commercial vehicle safety blitz. Aug. 22/23 (Sault Ste. Marie Police Service)

The MTO-led initiative happened at Second Line East and Black Road, Sault police spokesperson Lincoln Louttit told CTV News in an email.

"Out of 24 vehicles inspected, 12 were taken out of service, one licence plate removed, 14 provincial offence notices and seven warnings issued," Sault police said in a social media post.

The commercial motor vehicle safety blitz is "an effort to improve safety on roadways."

This comes as the number of transport truck collisions in Ontario has reached a 10-year high.

CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca has asked the OPP and MTO for comment and is awaiting a reply.

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation led safety The Ontario Ministry of Transportation led a commercial vehicle safety blitz in Sault Ste. Marie. Aug. 22/23 (Sault Ste. Marie Police Service)

A joint effort by Sault police, OPP and MTO A joint effort by Sault police, OPP and MTO focused on commercial vehicle safety. Aug. 22/23 (Sault Ste. Marie Police Service)