The COVID-19 crisis may present challenges to the trucking industry in regard to the delivery of government services that support permits and licensing in this rapidly changing environment. The Canadian…
As policy makers and industry stakeholders work together in stopping the spread of COVID-19 across North America, the Canadian Trucking Alliance and the American Trucking Associations spoke in one voice…
CTA-ATA Urge Licensing & Permit COVID-19 Contingency Plans Read more...
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) may be preparing to delay the planned Feb. 7, 2020 rollout of national minimum entry-level training standards for commercial licences. Some…
Delay Expected in U.S. Driver Training Standard Read more...
Earlier this year, the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, led by Minister Garneau, tasked the Canadian Council for Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) with developing a pre-licence training…
Development of National Pre-Licence Training Standard for Commercial Drivers Underway Read more...
Trucking associations in the US are applauding the reintroduction of a bill aimed at easing the nation’s shortage of truck drivers. The DRIVE-Safe Act was reintroduced February 26 by 14 Republicans and Democrats…
Industry Praises Renewed Efforts to Address US Truck Driver Shortage Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance recently wrote the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Region V (Canadian jurisdictions), stressing the importance of graduated education…
CTA Urges Start of Graduated Education During ELD Transition Read more...
The Ontario Trucking Association is hailing this morning’s announcement from provincial transportation minister Stephen Del Duca that all new drivers wishing to take the tractor-trailer (Class A) road test in…
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is applauding an announcement from Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, Steven Del Duca, calling for mandatory entry level training for Class A truck drivers in the…
Ontario to Introduce Mandatory Entry Level Training for Class A Truck Drivers Read more...
A two-part Toronto Star feature has taken aim at so-called “licensing mills” and examines the call for mandatory entry level training for truck drivers. The Star’s reports investigates sub-standard, “cut…
Star Investigates ‘Licence Mills,’ Echoes Calls for Mandatory Training Read more...
