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.

Adesh Deol Trucking remains grounded

EDMONTON, Alta. – The company that owns the truck involved in a fatal truck-bus crash in Humboldt, Sask., remains grounded by Alberta Transportation as a police investigation continues. Calgary-based Adesh Deol Trucking has just one other truck, but its safety fitness certificate was suspended following the April 6 collision that killed 16. “Alberta Transportation’s investigation of the commercial carrier involved in the Humboldt incident is ongoing,” said a ministry spokesman, although an assessment of National Safety Code (NSC) compliance has concluded.

Hours of Severance

A new rift between Ottawa and Queen's Park has emerged over Canadian HOS rules -- further loosening the feds' grip on extra-provincial carriers.

Northern regulations mirror national standards

WHITEHORSE -- The Yukon Highways and Public Works Minister has enacted the National Safety Code (NSC) Regulations for commercial vehicles, which will begin an educational period.