Northern Ontario saw such egregious accidents involving commercial trucks over the March 17th weekend, NDP member Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay-Superior North) sponsored a press conference to call upon Ontario to address persistent safety issues including road conditions and driver training.
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In one of the March 17th 2023 incidents, a transport truck left the road and took out parts of two houses. Photo: Danelle Clarke, Facebook
NDP MPP John Vanthof (Timiskaming–Cochrane) opened his remarks on March 22nd by offering condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in commercial vehicle accidents on the weekend of March 17th.
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Northern Ontario was blasted with brutal winter weather the weekend of March 17th; some Truckers opted to park and wait out the storm while others pressed on. Image: Environment Canada
“A 75-year-old from Ignace has been identified as the victim
in this morning’s collision east of Dryden.
The Dryden and Ignace OPP say they responded to the collision on
Highway 17 near Camp Lake Road
involving a tractor-trailer unit and a snowplow.
The OPP says the driver of the tractor-trailer unit
did not receive any injuries,
and highway 17 remains closed.
The identity of the 75-year-old from Ignace was not released.
This graphic released January 7, 2021, indicates Rest Area scheduled to be created or refurbished by the Province of Ontario.
The map above, released in January 2021, indicates proposed locations for Ontario’s new, expanded and refurbished rest areas for Truckers. Image: MTO Following their December 9 meeting with Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation staff, Truckers for Safer Highways’ (DFSH) Travis McDougall
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Truckers for Safer Highways has complained on numerous occasions about the number of weigh scales which remain closed across the Trans-Canada highway. Image: TFSH
This closed weigh scale in Serpent River is a typical sight in Northern Ontario: “I can drive from the Manitoba border to North Bay and never see an open scale,” says Travis McDougall of Truckers for Safer Highways, who says
Read MoreTrucker for Safer Highways have made a submission to Transport Canada’s consultation on amendments to the Hours of Service regulations, including more fines for drivers and carriers. Image: TFSH Interested parties can submit their thoughts to Transport Canada on amendments
Read MoreJeff Orr and Travis McDougall co-founded “Truckers for Safer Highways.” To date, their petition has received 1,281 signatures. Photo: TFSH A recent Ottawa safety blitz resulted in more than one-third of vehicles inspected being taken out of service because they did not
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Read MoreSeptember 21st will mark the 5th annual “Bridging the Barriers” educational seminar, hosted by the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC) and sponsored by a raft of Trucking industry supporters.
A networking event will also be held the evening before.
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