Sandwich bag fuel cap fix just one of 172 violations uncovered during commercial vehicle inspection operation in B.C.
A single-day commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement effort resulted in dozens of out-of-service orders and more than a hundred citations, according to Canadian police.
On February 25, 2026, police conducted a commercial vehicle inspection operation on Marine Way, near Roseberry Avenue, in South Burnaby, B.C.
The one-day operation yielded the following results:
- 67 inspections
- 35 commercial vehicles placed out-of-service
- 172 violations identified
- 117 violation tickets issued
B.C. RCMP noted some of the outstanding commercial vehicle violations uncovered by inspectors:
- A fuel cap was missing and covered with a sandwich bag, which was secured with a cell phone 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 [listed above], and more, were noted on one dump truck pulling a flat deck trailer with a bobcat. The driver was issued 6 violation tickets totalling $1,215 in fines. The truck and trailer license plates were seized, and both vehicles were towed and ordered to immediately be taken to a designated inspection facility,” RCMP said.
“There are many professional drivers and companies that follow road safety laws. This is clearly not one of them,” said Cst. 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.”
Participating agencies include:
- Vancouver Police Department CVU
- Delta Police Department CVU
- New Westminster Police Department CVU
- Coquitlam RCMP
- Integrated Road Safety Unit
- City of Coquitlam Bylaw CVU
- Township of Langley Bylaw CVU
- Burnaby Bylaws
- Passenger Transportation Branch