During Operation Safe Trucking from July 15 to 21, the OPP stopped 4,254 commercial motor vehicles (CMV), laid 2,479 charges and took 120 unsafe CMVs out of service.
During the blitz, the OPP also laid 114 distracted driving charges against CMV drivers.
OPP aircraft and non-traditional OPP patrol vehicles were also used for enforcement, providing an enhanced view of aggressive CMV drivers.
Speeding accounted for 576 of the charges, 75 were the result of following too close and an additional 269 charges were laid for other moving violations.
A number of CMVs were found to have defective equipment, making up 214 of the charges. Improper documentation saw the highest number of CMV charges (794).
