Peace Officers

CMV Inspections Conducted by Fox Creek Protective Services Peace Officers

By Wes Kardash, Peace Officer, Fox Creek Protective Services, Town of Fox Creek, Alberta

Fox Creek Protective Services conducts regular CVSA North American Standard Inspections throughout the year to ensure public safety and commercial motor vehicle compliance.

During a joint-force operation with surrounding agencies, Peace Officer Wes Kardash completed a Level I Inspection on a seven-axle gravel truck and pup unit, noting 29 violations. These included that the unit was 5,000 kg overweight on the drive axle group, 2,000 kg overweight on the trailer axle group and 7,000 kg overweight on its allowable gross vehicle weight. One of the major defects found was a main u-joint nut that had backed off and was loose within the u-joint, and the yoke had started to move out of the rear differential, causing an oil leak.

As of October 2022, Fox Creek Protective Services completed 49 North American Standard Inspections. One passed, five required attention and 43 were placed out-ofservice (88% non-compliance rate).

With an alarming increase of non-compliant and out-of-service commercial motor vehicles, Fox Creek Protective Services is more committed than ever to monitoring public safety, protecting infrastructure and dedicating its time to ensure safety and compliance for all motorists. n Fox Creek Protective Services is more committed than ever to monitoring public safety, protecting infrastructure and dedicating its time to ensure safety and compliance for all motorists.