The Waterloo Regional Police Service said seized brakes caused a transport truck fire on Highway 401.
A concerned citizen flagged down an officer in the Hespeler Road and Eagle Street area on March 31 at around 8:30 p.m. They told the officer a transport truck was on fire.
When officers arrived, they found the driver trying to put out the flames coming from the rear trailer axles.
Once the fire had been put out, an inspection revealed the brakes had seized and police learned the truck had been driven on the 401. Police said, even 30 minutes after the incident, the heat readings from the axle came in at over 100 degrees Celsius.
Two southbound lanes were closed for four hours as crews worked to put out the flames.
The driver and the company they worked for were charged with operating a commercial motor vehicle with a major defect. The trailer was taken out of service.
