In an aim to make Hwy. 401 safer, the Ontario Provincial Police teamed up with Ontario’s ministry of transportation and over four days, made checks to nearly 600 commercial vehicles. Article content

According to police, officials were looking for mechanical defects, improper paperwork, impaired drivers and anything else that potentially impacts the safety of drivers along Canada’s busiest highway. Article content

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The blitz ran from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28, 2025, just ahead of the Labour Day long weekend, which typically sees a lot of vehicles on the highway.

“We’re looking at all sorts of different aspects, but commercial vehicle travel is just one part of the equation,” said Bill Dickson, the media relations coordinator for the OPP East Region.

While

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