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Dangerously loose and grossly overloaded trailer hauled behind pickup truck leads to charges
Dangerously loose and grossly overloaded trailer hauled behind pickup truck leads to charges

CTV News

time26-05-2025

  • CTV News

Dangerously loose and grossly overloaded trailer hauled behind pickup truck leads to charges

Police conduct a traffic stop of a pickup truck hauling an overloaded trailer in Caledon, Ont., on Sat., May 24, 2025. The vehicle's trailer coupler was loose (top R), and vice grips were used as a door handle (bottom R). Police conducted a traffic stop in Caledon over the weekend involving a pickup truck hauling a trailer and said they discovered multiple serious safety issues that resulted in charges. Provincial police pulled the truck over on Saturday along Mayfield Road, and said that while separating the trailer from the truck they noticed the trailer's coupler was 'dangerously loose, with mounting bolts that could be turned by hand.' Additionally, the officers said they discovered the trailer's brakes were defective, plus multiple other problems, including vice grips being used as a door handle and the trailer being considerably overloaded. Police also noted the driver didn't possess a valid commercial vehicle operator's registration and had failed to conduct the necessary safety inspections. As a result, the officers seized the licence plates from both the pickup truck and the trailer.

Fiat Channels Its Inner Piaggio Ape With Its Electric Last-Mile Tris
Fiat Channels Its Inner Piaggio Ape With Its Electric Last-Mile Tris

Forbes

time23-05-2025

  • Automotive
  • Forbes

Fiat Channels Its Inner Piaggio Ape With Its Electric Last-Mile Tris

Fiat Professional has trodden on Piaggio's toes with its Tris electric last-mile commercial vehicle. ... More Photo: Fiat Professional. Fiat Professional has trodden on Italian automotive iconography with its Tris electric three-wheeler concept for Africa and the Middle East. The Tris clearly owes its design roots with the long-running Piaggio Ape (pronounced 'ah-pay'), which is Italian for 'bee'. Designed by its Centro Stile design studio, the Tris is Fiat's attempt at solving the last-mile delivery problem, using small, nimble commercial vehicles - much like the Piaggio Ape has done since 1948, and still does. Piaggio has been making the three-wheeled Ape commercial vehicle in Rome since 1948. Photographer: ... More Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg Piaggio offers the Ape 50 (with a 49.8 cubic centimeter petrol engine) and the Ape TM, with a 218cc petrol or a 422cc diesel engine, and they can carry up to 1,775lb while sipping at a rate of 71mpg. A cult icon, Piaggio even had a racing version of the Ape, dubbed the Ape Proto. The Piaggio Ape was designed to navigate medieval Italian cityscapes. Photo: Wolfgang ... More Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images. The difference is that the Fiat Tris is, the company claims, electric, with zero local emissions. The Tris isn't just a concept, though, and is headed to Italian production for African and Middle Eastern markets at what Fiat claims is an affordable price. It can be charged from any domestic power point, and has a built-in 220-Volt plug, with an integrated charging system.

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