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When it comes to CVOR traffic tickets, commercial vehicle owners, operators, and drivers must ensure full compliance with safety and regulatory requirements, including:

• Keeping all vehicles in safe mechanical condition while operating on Ontario highways.
• Maintaining and properly completing all required documentation.
• Adhering to all traffic laws and road safety regulations.
• Complying with the Hours of Service Regulations to prevent fatigue-related violations.

If a vehicle is stopped for inspection and found to have mechanical defects, documentation errors, or hours of service violations, both the driver and the company may be charged.

Receiving a CVOR traffic ticket leads to CVOR points being added to the carrier’s record, increasing its violation rate.

In cases where both the driver and the carrier are charged for the same offence, the CVOR points are assigned to the carrier’s record for both violations, further impacting the company’s safety rating.

Accumulating CVOR traffic tickets can have serious consequences, including:

• Higher Insurance Costs – Increased premiums due to a poor safety record.
• Negative Impact on Safety Ratings & Business Operations – A high violation rate with the Ministry of Transport can result in audits, increased scrutiny, and, if violations continue to accumulate, the suspension of a company’s operating license.
• Employment Challenges – Drivers with CVOR violations are seen as high-risk, making it harder to find jobs.
• Increased Scrutiny – More inspections, audits, and possible intervention from authorities.

For individual drivers, maintaining a clean record is essential to staying employable in Ontario’s commercial transportation industry. Employers are hesitant to hire drivers with CVOR convictions, as it directly affects their company’s safety rating.

To help protect your livelihood, OTT Legal takes a proactive approach to fighting CVOR violations. Our goal is to have all charges completely dismissed whenever possible. If a dismissal cannot be achieved, we work diligently to mitigate CVOR points, negotiating to have charges reduced to lesser offences that carry fewer or no points.

When tickets cannot be dismissed, we work to:

• Reduce Charges – Negotiating for lesser offences.
• Minimize CVOR Points – Preventing unnecessary damage to your safety record.
• Safeguard Your Business – Helping operators and drivers maintain compliance and avoid penalties.

A CVOR conviction doesn’t have to threaten your career or business—let us help you fight back.

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At OTT Legal, we specialize in fighting CVOR tickets, with a team of highly trained and experienced paralegals dedicated to protecting commercial drivers and carriers.

Our primary goal is to have your CVOR charges dismissed—safeguarding both you and your business. We take a long-term approach, building lasting relationships with commercial carriers to provide legal support and training for CVOR compliance.

If your trucking business or commercial operation is facing CVOR violations, call OTT Legal today. Our experienced legal team understands CVOR laws inside and out and is ready to help you navigate your case successfully.

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Convictions for traffic offences are usually the main factor in increasing a carrier’s violation rate, and
Safety Rating with the ministry.

Carriers and companies that do not contest their traffic tickets are significantly more likely to face further interventions from the Ministry of Transportation such as warning letters, audits, interviews or sanctions.

Challenging the charges received by the carrier or the drivers will significantly assist in managing and reducing the number of points being assigned to the carrier’s record.

In disputing the traffic tickets and CVOR violations carriers and drivers can reduce and avoid interventions and undue attention.

The Commercial Vehicle Operators Registration is used to monitor commercial motor vehicles and drivers in Ontario in relationship to safety ratings including;

• Accidents involving commercial motor vehicles.
• Traffic tickets for commercial motor vehicles.
• Inspections by Ministry officers for commercial vehicles.
• Assignment of points to safety-related incidents for commercial motor vehicles.All CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) inspections, whether passed or failed.

Traffic tickets and CVOR Violations on a commercial vehicle abstract and carrier licence can have a serious impact on insurance rates, and the driver’s ability to drive and be employable.

Continued safety violations not only affect the driver, but can affect the “Safety Rating” of the company, affecting it’s licensing with the Ministry of Transportation and the insurance rates for the company. For an expert analysis of any traffic ticket or CVOR ticket or Audit, call OTT Legal to speak with a professional.

Although all CVOR tickets and issues may not be able to be canceled, operators can “manage” the tickets to reduce or control the amount of points or safety ratings of the company. Many times OTT can reduce or control CVOR points for operators so that the safety rating does not drop or that the Ministry requires an audit of the company.

OTT Legal can give you advice and representation to keep your driving record in good standing. Would you like talk to someone about a CVOR Issue or traffic ticket?  Contact our offices >

Rory Hardman
Senior Paralegal

When it comes to fighting CVOR traffic tickets, OTT Legal is the go-to team. With specialized training and extensive experience handling CVOR cases, we have the knowledge and expertise to protect your company, your driving record, and your career.

Our team of experienced trial advocates has a proven track record of success in traffic court, defending commercial motor vehicle charges with superior results.

Don’t let a CVOR charge put your business or livelihood at risk. Contact us today for a no-cost, no-obligation discussion about your fleet safety and traffic ticket concerns. We’re here to help.