A recent traffic laws enforcement operation in southwest Yukon resulted in many charges, the RCMP said Monday.

The work was done June 1-4.

It involved Yukon RCMP Traffic Services, in collaboration with the Whitehorse RCMP detachment, the territorial Department of Highways and Public Works – Carrier Compliance and National Safety Code, and the Canada Border Service Agency.

The operation resulted in:

• 38 territorial charges.

• 33 charges against commercially registered vehicles.

• 17 National Safety Code charges.

• 17 warnings.

• six out-of-service violations.

• five charges against privately registered vehicles.

• three charges under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act.

• one impaired driving investigation.

• one impaired driving case with a 24-hour licence suspension.

“There were a number of situations throughout this effort,” police said. Some of these were:

• Six commercial tractor trailers were located in non-compliance with Yukon regulations.

They were travelling the Haines, Alaska to mainland Alaska route (or vice-versa) without Yukon permits and in contravention of dimensional requirements.

Two were also in violation of cargo securement and transportation of dangerous goods laws.

• 20 violations issued for no maintenance /safety inspections.

• Four commercial tractor trailer drivers were issued tickets for driving at unreasonable speeds.

These included one driver driving north through the port of entry at 80 km/h in a 30 km/h zone, stating that he did not want to use his brakes, and “it’s only the border people that are around the area.”

• A 24-hour licence suspension was issued at the port of entry for impairment – a private vehicle was involved, an oral screening device was used, with a positive result.

The impaired investigation was initiated through the Beaver Creek RCMP detachment.

• An open liquor container found in a private vehicle, in a cooler beside the driver. A Liquor Act was ticket issued.

• One out-of-service order issued for a fraudulent log book. Police were told the vehicle had been driven from Haines Junction to Beaver Creek in just 90 minutes.

• Six out-of-service orders were issued, including: one false log book, one offence of being unable to provide 14 days’ worth of logs, two for insecure cargo, and two for dangerous goods.

• Twenty-three commercial tractor trailer units were checked as follows: June 2-11 checked (six inbound, five outbound); June 3- 10 checked (five inbound, five outbound); June 4 – two checked.

• One private vehicle, a Ford Windstar mini-van, was stopped while travelling at 157 km/h.

• One commercial tractor trailer was stopped near Sheep Mountain. The excavator was not secured, among other safety violations.

“Operation Corridor continues, and more activities will continue to be conducted by Yukon RCMP Traffic Services in collaboration with its partners with the goal to improve road safety for all who travel our highways,” police said.