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Ontario to Standardize Truck Driver Training After Scathing Auditor General Report
The program will cover fatigue management, rural driving, human trafficking awareness and air brake training after an auditor general found weak oversight.
- Ontario announced mandatory standardized entry-level training for commercial truck drivers, responding to findings that the province was not effectively monitoring training and licensing regimes.
- Auditor General Shelley Spence found that some career colleges cut corners on training hours and skills while provincial ministries provided little oversight of the licensing regime.
- Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria detailed new curriculum requirements including fatigue management, northern rural and remote driving, human trafficking awareness, and mandatory air brake training.
- Starting next year, the new curriculum will be mandatory for all organizations offering truck driver training in Ontario, ensuring compliance with provincial standards.
- Enhanced safety on transport routes like the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor is the primary goal, directly addressing the auditor's findings on ineffective monitoring of commercial truck driver training.
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Ontario rolls out new curriculum for truck drivers months after auditor general report
Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria said in a news conference Monday the province is developing a standardized curriculum for new drivers, which is aimed at improving safety on the roads.
·Ottawa, Canada
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After a report by the Auditor General, Ontario wants to tighten the screw and strengthen the training offered to new truckers.
·Montreal, Canada
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