| | | I would never attempt to say it was not the Drivers fault. I stated I was sure it was in a post made on this board when the accident pictures were published.
1) 70 violations in the previous 11 days.
I can tell you with much the same certainty 90% or more of those violations were paperwork offenses. A tick in the wrong place, Mileage discrepancies such as Km or two between the previous days shut down and the next days startup that are unaccounted for is an offense. If a driver stops to grab a coffee to go and does not record it. That is an offense.
Mandatory, ALL changes of duty status have to be recorded. That means if it is a pit stop on the side of the Highway 50 miles from any town, to have a leak and he opens the door and gets out. That is a change of duty status. it must be noted.
Even if the truck was test drove after shop repairs by a Mechanic. Those Km must be accounted for and kept in record. Missing a simple check mark or in the wrong box is an offense, A tail light, brake or signal or marker light on truck or trailer out is classified as a violation, or either the electric or air horn inoperable . All tires must be inflated to manufacturers specs. And I could go through the inspection book and list numerous other violations which have nothing to do with the drivers actual ability to drive.
" Court heard Monday that Sidhu was not drunk, high or speeding, and was not using a phone at the time of the crash."
This evidence is from the trucks ECM. and his cell. It is forensic and will stand up in any court of law.
" Sidhu failed to account for time on and off the job, to account for the city or province where he spent each shift, and to document whether the vehicle had any defects."
If you think about it Sidhu was a driver NOT a Mechanic. The only thing a driver would see the Shop Mechanic should have seen and fixed when the truck was in the yard before it left.
It may not have been recorded in his log (Offense) But reading the ECM which records mileage , speed and stop time . Knowing where the trip began, where the load was picked up and where the accident happened it can be determined where all stops took place and for how long. Then looking at the road traveled investigators can determine if the truck stopped at the various stop signs or did not.
In our company all trucks were equipped with Trip Recorders (Taco-graphs) Our drivers were required to submit daily tallies and a recorder printout every week. automated graph recorders never lie. Any law enforcement or DOT officer could ask or demand a printout to check driver performance over previous days if the vehicle was stopped for any reason. The driver could produce it with the push of a button. It kept the drivers honest & out of trouble And our company to.
Below is just 1 act that evenly apply to Companies and Drivers across Canada. Then there are regs which apply to all vehicles, Plus Each individual Province has an Act with a separate a book of regulations pertaining to it's act for trucks within their respective Provinces.
http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/english/regulations/federal/sor2005313.pdf
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