DANGEROUS OVERSIZED LOAD ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LEADS TO DRIVER AND COMPANY CHARGED
(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP., ON.) - The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver and company with multiple Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offences after receiving a complaint of an unsafe Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on Paul Martin Drive.
On January 5, 2026, shortly before 6:00pm, OPP officers responded to a complaint for an oversized load that was believed to be unsafe. Officers conducted a traffic stop and determined that the log load, measuring 31.39 metres (103 feet) in total length including the vehicle, was unsafe due to excessive length, improper load securement, and the absence of required lighting to mark the rear of the load.
As a result of the traffic stop, the OPP with assistance from a Ministry of Transportation enforcement officer, charged a 29-year-old driver from Earlton, Ontario, with failing to mark an overhanging load CMV, failing to carry a complete daily inspection report, and operating an insecure load CMV, contrary to the HTA.
In addition, the company that owns the CMV was charged with overlength combination of vehicles and failing to equip a commercial motor vehicle with an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) information package, contrary to the HTA.