Collided with the bridge 6 times in a row, the license of the Greater Vancouver truck company was re

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-02-17

The company seems to be particularly fond of "getting up close" with the bridge

In the past three years, a large truck company called Chohan Freight Forwarders in Metro Vancouver has been in trouble because of the company's trucksHit the viaduct six times in a row, which has attracted widespread attention.

This repeated act of vandalism not only causes serious damage to public infrastructure, but also poses a threat to road safety, posing a huge risk to drivers and pedestrians on the road. No, the province can't stand itIts operating license was revoked directly

Chohan is a family-owned trucking company with 63 drivers and affiliated owner-drivers. I have to say,The Surrey-based company seems to be particularly fond of "getting up close" with the bridgeIn just three years, it has caused its big truck to hit the viaduct six times. All six of these collisions occurred between 2021 and 2023Four of them happened in 2022 alone。The province had suspended the safety certificate of Chohan Company because of the accident, but on Christmas Eve 2023, a Chohan truck did another thing on a bridge on Highway 99 and directly caused a steel beam to get stuck on the bridge, this accidentThe damage caused was more than $2 million.

In this regard, the ** people are also a headache, especially the Minister of Transportation (Rob Fleming), who issued a statement at 6 o'clock this morning, saying that for everyone's safety, he can only say "no" to Chohan CompanyIts licence to operate in British Columbia was officially revoked. This is the most severe punishment that the province can do, and it sends a clear message: the province's transport companies must stop destroying infrastructure. Fleming stressed that it is now easier than ever to safely transport goods through the province's highway system, so such accidents can be completely avoided. However, the Chohan company seems to be quite stubborn, and they are not convincedsaid the company "completely disagrees" with this decisionEarlier this month, he planned to take the provincial ** to court in order for the court to overturn the decision. Because this decision led to the suspension of its entire fleetThe company loses $1 million every week.

At that time, the governor of the province, David Yoon, also teased Chohan: "My only hope is,They don't crash into the bridge on their way to the courthouse。I encourage them to take the bus or other form of public transportation on the way to the courthouse. Their director of safety and compliance, Nitasha Chohan, quibbled that the latest accident was caused by a bad decision by an independent contractor driver, not the company's fault, so companies and their customers and drivers should not be affected by this. But let's hear what the industry has to say. Dave, the boss of the BC Trucking Association, said he was not surprised by the decision of the province. He said that the province had already spoken before and wanted to increase law enforcement.

Dave believes that transparency in the industry has been increased through public enforcement actionsThis is a commendable initiative。It was only a matter of time before Chohan was disqualified this time. He also mentioned that despite this embarrassing situation, it should not be difficult for Chohan's drivers and related independent owners and operators to find work from other companies.

It seems that this incident has sounded a wake-up call for the industry, indicating that safety must not be sloppy. For those companies that always bring risks to the infrastructure, the province will never be soft, and I hope that similar incidents will be less and less in the future. This is not only a warning to Chohan, but also a reminder to all shipping companiesSafety first, violations must be investigated

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