Owner of Calgary trucking company involved in Humboldt crash still seeking lawyer

The owner of the Calgary-based trucking company involved inthe fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash still doesn't have a lawyer so his court case has been put over for three weeks.

Sukhmander Singh, owner of Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd., faces eight counts of failing to comply withsafety and log-keeping regulations.

Singh appeared in a Calgary courtroom with a friend Friday morning. Duty counsel lawyer Stephen Jenuthasked Judge Anne Brown for the adjournment so Singh can take the next steps with a defence lawyer.

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Singh's charges include seven federal charges: two counts of failing to maintain logs for drivers' hours of service, three counts of failing to monitor the compliance of a driver under safety regulations, andtwo counts of having more than one daily log for any day.

Notably the offence dates range from Jan.22, 2018, to March 31, 2018, which is before the fatal crash.

The maximum penalty for a federal hours of service failing is$5,000 per offence, while the provincial charge carries a $310 penalty. A court can, however, use discretion to impose a penalty up to $2,000.

Singh was charged last month, six months after the fatal crash. He will be back in a Calgary courtroom on Nov. 30.

Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when an Adesh-owned semi-trailer and the Broncos hockey bus collided in Saskatchewan last April.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is alleged to be the driver of the semi and faces numerous criminal charges including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing injury.

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