Driver and trucking company face 17 charges after defying out-of-service order and switching out plates, cops say

Canadian police ordered a truck off the road for equipment violations only to find the same truck back on the road days later with new plates but the same serious defects.

On Monday, June 8, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a commercial truck on King Street in Caledon, Ontario.

Officers learned that the truck was placed out-of-service the week before for “for multiple defects.”

“On inspection, the same major defects were found and had not been properly repaired. Somehow, this operator received new plates, and the vehicle had been certified to be back on the road,” OPP said.

Police seized the new plates and ordered the truck out-of-service again.

“The good news – no new defects. The bad news – none of the original defects were fixed!” police said.

The truck driver and trucking company were issued a total of 17 charges.

“Safety standards are not suggestions — they’re the law,” OPP said.