B.C. announced it has cancelled a transportation company’s licence, banning it from operating in the province due to its involvement in six overpass crashes over three years.
“It has never been easier to follow a route to guide a load safely through our highway system and avoid the potential for impact with infrastructure.”
Chohan Freight Forwarders has initiated legal action against the province, according to the CBC, seeking to overturn the decision. Nitasha Chohan, the company’s director of safety and compliance, expressed strong disagreement with the cancellation, pledging to fight for the rights of the company’s drivers and their families. The company attributed the Dec. 28, 2023, incident to an independent contractor rather than a systemic failure within the company.
Chohan Freight Forwarders, a family-owned business with 63 drivers and affiliated owner-operators, claims the suspension has resulted in significant financial losses, estimated at $1 million per week, reports the CBC.
B.C. Premier David Eby took a swipe at the company on Feb. 7 for disputing its suspension.
“Columbians, especially in the Lower Mainland, have been astonished and frustrated by the number of overpass strikes ... where a truck hits a bridge or an overpass on a highway,” he said.
“My only hope is that on the way to court, they don’t run into a bridge. I encourage them to take the bus or some other form of public transit.”
The Epoch Times contacted Chohan Freight Forwarders for comment but did not hear back before press time.
