Ontario investing $5M into micro-credentials

Ontario is investing another $5 million through its Micro-credentials Challenge Fund that supports quick skills upgrades for in-demand sectors. Micro-credentials offer training on specific skills or knowledge areas and take…

Mentorship programs make connections, tackle turnover

Most employee turnover happens within the first 90 days, but Tenstreet head of industry relations Marilyn Surber knows this can be addressed through mentorship programs that recognize and engage participants.

OTA program offers $4,000 for onboarding, driver mentorships

A new Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) program will support the training of 500 job seekers and commercial drivers, giving employers up to $4,000 for each participant who completes related onboarding,…

Ontario injects $1.3 million into truck driver training for underrepresented groups

The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC) has received a $1.3-million investment from the government of Ontario to deliver free truck driver training for underrepresented communities in trucking. During this…

Ontario MPP questions truck driver certification

An Ontario opposition MPP is raising concerns about truck driver training practices – particularly fleets that train and test their own employees – following a series of crashes in Northwestern…

Millions in federal funding to train, onboard new truck drivers

Arjit Singh is investing the time to train for a new career in trucking, and Canada’s federal government is investing in him throughout the journey. The One for Freight employee…

MELT truck driver training standards are only minimums, and gaps remain

When Ontario established mandatory entry-level training (MELT), the original intent was to establish a minimum amount of training and expected level of competency before someone could be licensed to drive…

Driver training and retention are connected

There are a zillion reasons to improve trucking’s drive-training system, if it can actually be called a “system” at all. It can’t. One of those reasons may not be obvious,…

Ontario truck drivers identify shortcomings in entry-level training

Most truck drivers surveyed for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation believe entry-level training (ELT) helped them pass road tests, but many question whether the training actually prepared them for real-world…

MELT is a baseline, not a finish line

Would-be truck drivers can expect more time with their trainers in B.C. Canada’s westernmost province is the latest jurisdiction to officially establish mandatory entry-level training standards for truck drivers, and…

Ontario moves forward on new rules for driver trainers

Ontario continues to develop a new set of rules for truck driver trainers in the province, as regulators continue to refine the mandatory entry-level training (MELT) program introduced in 2017.

Serious mandatory truck driver training is needed

Did we learn anything from the Humboldt catastrophe in Saskatchewan just over two years ago? We must have, but to be honest, it’s not immediately obvious. I certainly didn’t expect…

Truck driver training schools complain of uneven road tests

Ontario was the first jurisdiction to establish mandatory entry-level training standard for truck drivers. Since 2017, anyone who wants to take a Class A road test must first complete 103.5…

Canada’s truck drivers to require 103.5 hours of training

TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s future truck drivers will need to complete at least 103.5 hours of training to earn a Class 1/A licence under standards approved last week by transportation and highway safety ministers.

Entry-level driver training moves forward at national level

Federal Transportation Minister Marc Garneau joins Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure Minister Greg Ottenbreit to discuss actions at the annual meeting of the Council of Ministers responsible for Transportation and Highway…