HIGHWAY 5, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A Canadian truck driver received nearly $2,000 in fines and had his tractor unit towed after BC Highway Patrol stopped his auto transport trailer on Highway 5 between Barriere and Clearwater on March 28, 2026, and found none of the vehicles on board properly secured — three with no securement at all.
Officers found the following violations during the stop:
• None of the vehicles on the trailer were properly secured, and three had no securement whatsoever
• Ineffective, poorly maintained brakes on both the tractor unit and trailer
• Leaks in the air brake system and exhaust
The 53-year-old driver from Abbotsford, British Columbia received fines totaling $1,996 Canadian dollars. Officers placed the tractor unit out of service and had it towed away.
Broader Enforcement Push
The stop was part of an enhanced enforcement campaign in the Kamloops area. Between March 18 and 20, 2026, BC Highway Patrol joined forces with Kamloops RCMP and Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement officers at multiple checkpoints near Kamloops. The three-day operation produced the following results:
• 35 Comprehensive Vehicle Inspections
• 83 Notices and Orders to Compel Repairs
• 200 Motor Vehicle Act Charges
• 139 Written Warnings
• 9 Vehicles Placed Out of Service
What Officers Said
“The Highway 5 corridor north of Kamloops has seen a decrease in fatal collisions in the last two years, but we will continue to work to make the area even safer,” said BC Highway Patrol Corporal Michael McLaughlin. “Commercial trucks are much larger and heavier than other vehicles on the highway, so BC Highway Patrol is continuing to work with CVSE to reinforce the expectation that commercial drivers maintain a higher safety standard.”
McLaughlin also addressed the high rate of defects found during the operation. “The majority of commercial drivers put in the time and expense to make sure their vehicles are safe and legal, while a minority of drivers are causing the most problems. BC Highway Patrol and CVSE are specifically looking for vehicles that are unsafe, which helps explain the high percentage of defects found in vehicles we pull over. We want to make sure that only ethical, professional drivers are left operating on our highways.”
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