The Quebec Coroner’s Office is calls for increased heavy-duty truck driver training in the province after investigating the 2013 death of a truck driver who lost control of his cement…
PQ Investigation Calls for Mandatory Basic Truck Training 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…
A formal announcement regarding the introduction of mandatory entry-level training (MELT) for Class A drivers in Ontario is expected this spring or early summer. In advance of this announcement, the…
MTO Releases Draft Training Standard for Class A Mandatory Entry-Level Training Read more...
CTA President David Bradley recently commented on three “game-changer” issues affecting the trucking industry. Speaking at the PeopleNet Canada Transportation Symposium in Toronto, Bradley spoke about some of the biggest…
Bradley: Top Three Issues Impacting Trucking Read more...
The new certified occupations act introduced in the Manitoba legislature last week by Kevin Chief, Manitoba Jobs and the Economy Minister, would provide better training and skills development for Manitoba…
Commercial Truck Drivers First Certified Occupation Under Proposed MB Act Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it has composed a 26-member group made up of carriers, drivers, training schools and safety organizations to a committee tasked with developing an…
FMCSA Names Stakeholders to Develop Entry-level Driver Training Rule Read more...
By: David Bradley Regardless of whether yours is a carrier that participates in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), or whether you agree with the program or not, recently introduced…
EDITORIAL: Recent TFW Changes Reinforce Truck Driving as Low Skill – and That’s Wrong Read more...
By: David Bradley In early October, Ontario’s new transportation minister, Stephen Del Duca, announced his commitment to introduce mandatory entry level training for truck drivers seeking to become licensed in…
EDITORIAL: MELT is An Idea Whose Time Has Come Read more...
Canadian Trucking Alliance President David Bradley and Prasad Sharma, senior v.p. and general counsel of the American Trucking Associations provided an updated industry outlook and legislative landscape last week at…
Atlantic Summit: Canada ‘Has Taken the Lead’ on Safety Issues Read more...
