The mother of all violations!

Indo-Canadian Voice The mother of all violations! posted by: Rattan MallHere are some issues that the Lower Mainland Commercial Vehicle Enforcement group inspectors noted at an inspection on Marine Way near Roseberry Avenue in South Burnaby on February 25 to educate commercial truck drivers and enforce the rules of the road: A fuel cap was missing and covered with a sandwich bag, which was secured […] The post The mother of all violations! first appeared on Indo-Canadian Voice.Indo-Canadian Voice

Mar 19, 2026 - 23:00

Indo-Canadian Voice The mother of all violations! posted by: Rattan Mall

Here are some issues that the Lower Mainland Commercial Vehicle Enforcement group inspectors noted at an inspection on Marine Way near Roseberry Avenue in South Burnaby on February 25 to educate commercial truck drivers and enforce the rules of the road:

A fuel cap was missing and covered with a sandwich bag, which was secured with a charging cable.
A fuel tank was secured to the vehicle by two non-rated straps; one was damaged and the other was pressing against a broken piece of the fuel tank housing that was cutting into the strap. The original housing that secured the fuel tank to the truck had completely broken off.
A truck had a defective steering mechanism.
A trailer’s emergency brake was inoperative.
A trailer’s axles or wheel housings were bent due to the trailer being repeatedly overloaded.

Unbelievably, all these violations, and more, were noted on one dump truck pulling a flat deck trailer with a bobcat. The driver was issued six violation tickets totalling $1,215 in fines. The truck and trailer licence plates were seized, and both vehicles were towed and ordered to immediately be taken to a designated inspection facility.

“There are many professional drivers and companies that follow road safety laws. This is clearly not one of them,” said Constbale Kevin Connolly, Burnaby RCMP’s Designated Commercial Vehicle Inspector. “This is not an accurate representation of every commercial vehicle on our roadways. It is, however, a good example of why we do these inspections.”