The Canadian Alliance told a senate committee in Ottawa it welcomes the progression of connected and driver assist technology in commercial vehicles, but that such innovation will not come at…
CTA to Senate Committee: Truck Driver is Here to Stay Read more...
The trucking industry is facing a time of significant change and the Canadian Trucking Alliance is in the midst of it all, the Alliance’s newly named president told member carriers…
Laskowski Charts Trucking’s Path Toward Change Read more...
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 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 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...
Support for the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s call for mandatory entry level training for truck drivers in Canada continues to expand. Canada is currently experiencing a chronic professional truck driver shortage….
Mandatory Entry Level Training Can Help Fix the Driver Shortage Read more...
