BC Wants Unified Truck Safety System After Spate of Overpass Crashes Reveals Gaps

Published on January 8, 2024

British Columbia’s transport minister has written to his federal counterpart asking for the closure of road safety gaps he says allow some trucking companies to avoid consequences while operating unsafely across Canada. Rob Fleming’s letter on Jan. 8 to Pablo Rodriguez comes after a series of incidents involving commercial trucks, or their cargo, slamming into highway overpasses. A company involved in an overpass crash on Highway 99 last month had its B.C. fleet taken off the road, but because it’s part of a group that also has a fleet in Alberta, those trucks are still allowed to work in B.C....

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