The Professional Truck Training Alliance of Canada (PTTAC) said it is providing educational material on the misclassification of drivers to those embarking on a professional driving career.

“Commercial truck training facilities across Canada train tens of thousands of new drivers each year,” PTTAC said in a release. “To help protect these individuals, PTTAC has developed a concise, one-page educational document that can be distributed to every student enrolling in commercial truck training programs. Schools are encouraged to use the document as a classroom handout, integrate it into their in-class instruction, or both.”

The document can be found at the end of this article.

The resource is being made available to all training facilities and other stakeholders. It provides a list of questions drivers should ask prospective employers during the interview process to determine if they properly classify their drivers.

Topics include: how drivers are paid; whether appropriate government withholdings and contributions are made; eligibility for tax deductions and benefits; and coverage of occupational health and safety insurance that meet legal requirements.

“This initiative represents the first phase of PTTAC’s two-step approach,” PTTAC said. “Phase two will explore the development of an online education program to further support awareness and understanding of the misclassified driver model.”