Association releases “DCP in a box”

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TORONTO, ON — The Ontario Trucking Association has released its Essential Driving Skills: Tractor-Trailer Driver curriculum for fleets that want to upgrade their Driver Certification Program (DCP) ahead of the province’s Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) regime that takes effect July 1.

The “DCP in a Box”, approved by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, can be used to upgrade drivers to a Class A licence, and will be offered to training providers in the next one to two months.

It includes a 406-page driver textbook; 820-page instructor manual; 36 lesson plan modules covering classroom, yard and driving time; 877-slide PowerPoint, eight hours of narrated content, and an instructor orientation workshop.

Association members interested in the tools are invited to an orientation session on May 23. For session time/location details and to register click here. Non members can email operations&safety@ontruck.org for more information about attending.

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John G. Smith is Newcom Media's vice-president - editorial, and the editorial director of its trucking publications -- including Today's Trucking, trucknews.com, and Transport Routier. The award-winning journalist has covered the trucking industry since 1995.


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