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VANCOUVER — Two trucking firms say the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government wrongly concluded they were "one operation" after an overpass crash last December, and want a court to let them both back on the province's road. 

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½-based Chohan Freight Forwarders Ltd. and Alberta-based Chohan Group Ltd. say in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Supreme Court petitions that they're separate legal entities but have a family connection. 

Chohan Freight says it wants its safety certificate restored after a truck driven by an "owner-operator" hit an overpass on Highway 99 in Delta in December, lodging construction girders into the structure. 

The company says the suspension that took its fleet off sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ roads is unreasonable, costing upwards of $1 million a week, and the independent contractor involved in the crash has admitted fault and been terminated. 

Chohan Group meanwhile says the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government wrongfully denied it oversized-load permits after the December crash, and the firm has never been involved in a highway infrastructure crash "in Alberta, British Columbia or otherwise."

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Ministry of Transportation said it was considering a request for an interview about the court petitions.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2024. 

The Canadian Press