WANT MORE ROAD TESTS? I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GET THEM.

Last year was a busy one on the test-drive front. I personally drove more than a dozen new vehicles, ranging from heavy-duty pickups and cargo vans right through to Class…

Scotlynn partners with KRTS, provides late model training truck

CALEDONIA, Ont. -- Scotlynn Commodities has provided KRTS Transportation Specialists with a late model Peterbilt tractor and reefer trailer to be used to train the next generation of professional drivers.

CALLS FOR MANDATORY ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING GROW LOUDER

The truck insurance industry and Ontario’s truck driver training schools have added their voices to the growing contingent of industry stakeholders who’d like to see mandatory training for entry-level drivers. Specifically,...

MTI, Marmicmon partner to help B.C. fleets recruit drivers from abroad

CASTLEGAR, B.C. -- With B.C.'s recent decision to open its provincial nominee program (PNP) to long-haul truck drivers, training institution Mountain Transport Institute (MTI) has launched a new program to pre-screen prospective hires before...

OBAC calls for moratorium on yearly road tests for senior A/Z drivers

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Owner-Operator's Business Association of Canada (OBAC) says it is pleased Ontario Transport Minister Bob Chiarelli is seemingly willing to put an end to the discriminatory licensing requirements for senior commercial drivers.

Fairness at last, for senior drivers in Ontario?

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it's encouraged by comments from Ontario Transport Minister Bob Chiarelli that acknowledge the licence renewal process for senior drivers in Ontario could be less onerous.