Truckers focus of OPP crackdown

OPP officers in Northwestern Ontario will be keeping a close eye on commercial truck drivers as they travel throughout the region along Highways 11 and 17 today.
In support of “Operation Corridor,” the OPP will focus its attention on commercial vehicle safety in a 24-hour province-wide initiative targeting aggressive commercial truckers.
Though commercial carriers are among the safest drivers on the road, when they are involved in collisions, the results usually are more serious as is the impact on the economy and highway delays.
“Operation Corridor” is an annual border-to-border highway safety initiative that focuses high visibility, enforcement, and education opportunities on major highways.
This year, officers will be concentrating on speed and all aspects of aggressive driving behaviour relating to commercial truckers.
The 24-hour campaign began at 6 a.m. today and will be taking place across the province along Highway 401 from Windsor to the Quebec border, as well as on Highways 11 and 17 across Northern Ontario.
“Road safety on our highways is always a priority for our officers,” said Chief Superintendent Mike Armstrong, the OPP’s North West Region commander.
“‘Operation Corridor’ is a 24-hour initiative that helps focus attention on highway safety issues, with this year’s focus on commercial carriers,” he noted.
“This initiative supports the OPP’s Provincial Traffic Safety Program and emphasizes our officers’ commitment to decrease serious injury and fatal collisions involving commercial carriers in the North West region and across the province.”
“What the OPP is striving for during ‘Operation Corridor’ is lower speeds and a reduction in aggressive driving behaviours relating to commercial carriers and to ensure that only mechanically-fit trucks are travelling our highways,” echoed OPP Traffic S/Sgt. John Kendrick.