The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) updated the Ontario Police Commercial Vehicle Committee (OPCVC) on key issues during its recent spring meeting in Gannaoque, Ont.
The event, which invited policing members and partners to participate in person and virtually, was hosted by the MTO East Region Enforcement at the Gananoque truck inspection station.
“We were pleased to be invited to provide our police, MTO and other compliance partners with an update on our key issues,” Geoff Wood, OTA’s senior vice-president of policy, said in a news release.
The OPCVC is comprised of all frontline Ontario police officers, including provincial (OPP) and municipal services that are Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance certified by the MTO. The committee was established in 2009 to build working relations between all policing partners, MTO and the trucking industry to support road safety initiatives across the province.
Enforcement blitzes
OPCVC operates under the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Committee and conducts initiatives year-round to improve commercial vehicle safety in the province, including joint enforcement blitzes and educational interactions with the trucking industry.
The meeting also provided an opportunity for a tour of MTO’s facility, understand its role and strategic location, meet its dedicated personnel and witness first-hand in real-time the impact this operation has on improving compliance along the corridor and what future capabilities could bring.
OTA will continue to work with OPCVC and other partners for the promotion of truck safety and compliance to ensure frontline policing across the province has a direct connection to the association, the release added.
