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Ontario U-Haul Safety

July 7th, 2005  |  Published in Fed Data, State Data  |  1 Comment

Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star used federal and provincial records to show that “if you rent a U-Haul, you’ve got a 50-50 chance of getting a truck that won’t pass a road safety check.” Ontario police failed nearly half of such vehicles during road examinations between 2002 and 2004, and Ministry of Transportation data suggested a similar pattern at the federal level.

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  1. carlos mendoza says:

    November 8th, 2005 at 3:13 pm (#)

    any assistance in locating safety violations for U-Haul trucks in U.S.A. appreciated. an individual renting one was seriously injured when spring to the back sliding was wound too tight knocking her from the vehcle.

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