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Thursday, M arch 12, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 11 SPORTS EXCHANGE Georgetown's Source for NEW and USED Sports Equipment! MOORE PARK PLAZA 905-873-0176 68 Main St. N. (Hwy. 7) Georgetown •WARRIOR •BRINE •UNDER ARMOUR •STX •GAIT •CASCADE LACROSSE Georgetown's trusted choice for hearing care 360 Guelph St., Unit 44 Georgetown (In the Knolcrest Centre) 905.877.8828 FREE consultation 90 day RISK FREE trial Armstrong Ave Delrex Blvd Hear Better. Better. Live Nearly half the trucks inspected were taken off the road and towed away Monday as the Minis- try of Transportation and the Halton Regional Police Service conducted its Truck Safety Blitz in the Mold-Masters SportsPlex parking lot. Three officers from the MTO and two more from HRPS got down and dirty but worked in much warmer conditions than during many of their recent regular inspections throughout the region. Thirty vehicles in total were inspected, with 13 having to be towed away for repairs, result- ing in a 43 per cent fail rate. A total of 33 High- way Traffic Act charges were laid for various violations and one set of licence plates was removed from one of the vehicles. Among the vehicles removed from the roadway included a pickup truck with a snow plow attached. Another safety blitz was conducted Tues- day in Acton with an even worse fail rate than in Georgetown. Out of 21 inspections, 10 trucks were yanked from the road for repairs and 18 charges under the HTA were laid with two sets of plates removed. HRPS Const. Pat Martin of the Commercial Vehicle Unit said that the five most common infractions the inspectors see are weight issues, secure loads, brakes, tires and documentation such as improperly kept log books. "The Ministry keeps statistics on these types of things and unfortunately the bell curve is ris- ing," said Const. Martin. Officer Jennifer Grabar of the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Halton Regional Police Const. Pat Martin discovered some no-nos underneath this delivery truck Monday afternoon in Georgetown during a com- mercial vehicle inspection, including front breaks that weren't working properly. Photo by Eamonn Maher By Eamonn Maher emaher@theifp.ca Two truck safety blitzes uncover high failure rates NEWS