Truck accident cases are not only about what happened in the seconds before impact. They are also about what happened before the collision occurred. They are about:
- how the operator supervised its drivers
- whether it maintained its vehicles properly
- whether it took compliance seriously
- whether there were warning signs in its safety history.
When a lawyer in Ontario is investigating a collision involving a commercial vehicle, the Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration (CVOR) is often one of the first places they should look when trying to understand whether a collision was an isolated driving error or part of a broader pattern of operational non-compliance.
A CVOR is more than just a permit to operate a fleet of commercial vehicles. O. Reg. 424/97 creates an ongoing oversight framework, structured around two concepts. Part 1 discusses CVOR certificates and part 2 discusses safety ratings.
