Pre-clearance technology at local truck inspections to save time and money

Caroline Mulroney Highlights Action to Cut Red Tape for Commercial Carriers
Pre-clearance technology at local truck inspections to save time and money

SHARON — MPP Caroline Mulroney joined Skelton Truck Lines today to highlight the Ontario government’s plan to cut red tape and help commercial carriers keep and create jobs in York-Simcoe.

Mulroney said new technology at Ontario truck inspection stations will reduce delays, promote on time delivery of goods while, at the same time, improving road safety.

“Our government is committed to cutting red tape and keeping and creating jobs in York-Simcoe,” said Mulroney. “By helping commercial carriers save time, money and fuel we are strengthening local economies and making Ontario open for business.”

“As a commercial carrier in Ontario, we applaud the provincial government’s announcement to invest in new pre-screening technology at inspection stations, which will improve road safety,” said Ron Skelton, Vice President of Skelton Truck Lines. “This technology will allow carriers with safe inspection records, like Skelton, to avoid lengthy delays, allowing trucks to deliver to their customers on schedule while saving time, money, and fuel.”

The pre-clearance technology quickly identifies high-risk trucks as they approach a truck inspection station and provides an alert to Ministry of Transportation enforcement officers to have the truck enter the station for a full inspection. Trucks with good safety records receive an alert to bypass the stop—which saves the trucking sector time, money and fuel.

There are 32 truck inspection stations across Ontario and the pre-clearance system will be available at all of them.

In addition to the deployment of the pre-clearance system across Ontario, a new pilot program will begin in the summer of 2019 at stations in Vineland, Putnam, Whitby/Oshawa and Lancaster where pre-screening technology will automatically screen for safety defects such as tire, wheel and brake failures and over-weight loads. As part of the pilot project, this technology will be used on either the highway, the truck inspection station ramp or both.