Truck towed & team drivers fined $3k after officer gave them a chance to fuel up before inspection but they never came back

A pair of truckers was fined and had their truck towed after an officer gave them a chance to fuel up before an inspection but they never came back. 

The team drivers were pulled over in a black bobtail semi truck on July 28th at 11:20 a.m. on Highway 97 near Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. 

“The truck’s tandem drivers said they needed gas, but when they were allowed to go, they did not return for the required inspection,” police said to Moose Media. “Soon afterwards, a BC Highway Patrol officer tracked the drivers down and found them trying to make roadside repairs.”

Officers then conducted an inspection and found zero functioning rear suspension on the bobtail truck, along with incorrect logbooks. The drivers were fined $1,018 and provided a list of local mechanics. The two men were ordered to have the problem repaired before driving again. 

At 6 p.m. that same day, an officer noticed the same bobtail semi truck on the same highway and pulled them over again. The officer found the same two drivers who never came back, along with the same violations as reported earlier in the day. The drivers were then fined $1,927 more dollars. 

The truck was issued a Notice and Order, had its license plates seized, and was towed to a mechanic at the drivers’ expense. 

“Not only do bad commercial truck drivers make the roads unsafe for everyone, they also undercut the reputation of good truck drivers,” says Corporal Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol. “Following safety and maintenance laws costs money. Our job as police is to make breaking the law more expensive.”