ON Thursday, July 3, Burnaby RCMP’s designated commercial vehicle enforcement officer was driving behind a loaded dump truck travelling southbound on Boundary Road in the left lane. In a short period of time, the officer observed the commercial vehicle cross over the centre line and swerve into the right lane several times. The dump truck was also observed hitting the raised centre median as it continued to swerve down Boundary Road.

The truck was stopped on Marine Way, at Roseberry Avenue. The driver failed a sobriety test and was given a 90-day driving prohibition. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days and three violation tickets, totalling over $1,300, were issued.

Less than two months ago, another dump truck driver from the same company failed the same test and received the same consequences after being pulled over a couple hundred metres east of where this vehicle was stopped.

“This is becoming too much of a regular occurrence in the Lower Mainland,” said Constable Kevin Connolly with Burnaby RCMP’s Traffic Services. “While we can’t share the company’s name, we have forwarded the details of this incident, linked to the previous incident in May, to the Ministry of Transportation and Transit’s Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement to ensure they have the most up-to-date information for their investigation of the carrier’s operations.”