New regulations for the trucking industry are now in effect in Manitoba.
Mandatory entry-level training is now required for commercial truck drivers.
The requirements include 121.5 hours of training, which is the equivalent of three weeks.
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Earlier this year, the province said anyone who already held a Class 1 licence in Manitoba would be grandfathered in.
Manitoba is the fourth province to make entry-level training for commercial truck drivers mandatory, along with Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
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Manitoba Trucking Association executive director Terry Shaw told Global News in March that the industry-accepted standard is 240 hours, or six weeks of training.
“The vast majority of our industry members cannot successfully employ someone with three weeks of training so we endorse a much higher pre-employment training standard,” Shaw said.
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There will also be a 12-month safety monitoring program introduced for all new semi-drivers.
In Saskatchewan, people who want to operate a semi-truck have to undergo a minimum of 121.5 hours of training. This includes instruction in a classroom, in the yard and behind the wheel before the road test.
In Ontario, drivers have to take a mandatory entry-level training course that includes at least 103.5 hours of instruction. Applicants also need to submit a medical report and pass a vision test before passing a knowledge and road test.
In Alberta, drivers are required to take a pre-licence training course that takes 113 hours to complete, plus additional air brake training, followed by a knowledge test and a road test before hitting the road.
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