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f 2 weekender apftilb 1895 st safety local haulers believe tightening rules will help from page 1 the recent accidents have made the government stand up and take notice we have always had zero tol erance for safety defects said farnan my message to the industry and the public is that no truck should venture out on an ontario highway unless its driver its owner and its mechanic will vouch for its safety while cleverdon wel comes a provincewide clamp down on the industry hes not as generous towards the media the media has blown these accidents way out of propor tion said cleverdon you cant blame the industry acci dents happen david bradley president of the ontario trucking associa tion told the tribune that its unfortunate that the govern ment had to wait until there were two more deaths before taking strong measures we have to do a better job said bradley there are bad actors out there its obvious some have slipped through the cracks farnan hopes the new law complete with its safety program will increase safety the minister stressed that elements of the new safety pro gram include higher fines for truck safety infractions more mobile enforcement units to target trucks that bypass inspection stations a formal rating program that will tell the general public insurers and shippers the safety records of carriers a mandatory 18- hour training course for drivers who adjust air brakes and ear lier intervention when carrier safety records show problems and fewer warnings and stronger sanctions including sus pending or cancelling a carrier or a fleet licence a truck safety blitz is set to begin on april 11 bradley said we are in complete support of the increased frequency of truck safety blitzes bradley stressed responsibility for truck safety does not lie solely with government also he pointed out that there is plenty of regulation of the industry in sharing our work place with the public the primary responsibility rests with the indus try while we can improve the fact is that tractor semitrailer units are involved in less than two and a- halfper cent of all accident on ontario highways said bradley when putting the 50 ontario provincial police on truck patrol farnan said hes put the trucking industry on notice ontario does not and will not tolerate unsafe dri vers or vehicles on our highways people are dying and it has to stop he said serving all year round indoors by the fire or in the garden afternoon sslt e a l an english manor house on the ganaraska river in a forest setting come out easter weekend mothers day 6 per person call ahead recommended tel 9059836412 5 minutes east of hwy 35115 on durham rd 9 kendal limousine serving all of markham unionville thornhill milliken mills stouffville special rates for i pearson ml airport out of town parcel delivery pickup charge accounts welcomed 24 hour service 1 4772227 eg 2943222 serving markham since 1963 i 10 discount off i meter rate with this coupon