A trucking company has been fined for failing to promptly clean up a fuel spill after a 2019 accident in northern Canada.
Authorities in Ontario said carrier Jagger Canada Inc. was recently convicted by the provincial court of three charges under the Environmental Protection Act and was fined $30,000, along with a $7,500 victim fine surcharge.
Jagger Canada Inc. is an over-the-road carrier based in the town of Etobicoke, near Toronto. The company has five drivers and four trucks, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Jagger’s offenses include failing to remove all contamination following a tractor-trailer accident; failing to hire a contractor to complete the spill cleanup and submit confirmation; and failing to submit to the ministry a written summary outlining actions that were taken to restore the environment by the ministry’s deadline.
Jagger Canada officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment from FreightWaves.
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Peter Turner
Funny how the canadian media or even the trucking tabloids don’t cover these stories.
I am lobbyist for the Canadian truckers!
There are at least 2 spills every day on ontario hwy s 11 and or 17 that are never reported or the environment ministry and when I do they refused to check !
Thanks for update !
Peter Turner