Class 1

• Manitoba offers financial support for farmers’ mandatory entry-level driver training

  Manitoba is offering financial support to farmers who need to bring their employees into compliance with new truck driver training rules.

  News

  Nov 24, 2020
  
• Coronavirus: MPI resuming Class 2-5 road tests

  Manitoba Public Insurance announced Monday it will immediately be resuming Class 2-5 road tests.

  Consumer

  Jun 15, 2020
  
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• MPI to resume Class 1 testing with COVID-19 safety measures in place

  After halting all testing due to coronavirus, Manitoba Public Insurance will resume Class 1 road and knowledge tests the week of May 18.

  May 14, 2020
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• Cancellation of Alberta road tests likely causing ‘huge backlog,’ registries worried about catch-up

  Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were an average of 16,000 road tests performed every month.

  Canada

  May 11, 2020
• Mandatory semi driver training being phased-in for Sask. agriculture operations

  The Saskatchewan government is phasing-in mandatory training for semi drivers in agriculture operations.

  Canada

  May 29, 2019
• New mandatory semi truck driver training starts Friday in Saskatchewan

  Drivers looking to obtain a Saskatchewan Class 1 commercial licence will have to undergo 121.5 hours of training and pass a rigorous driver’s test starting March 15,.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2019
• MPI call centre still swamped, taking five times last year’s call volume

  Manitoba Public Insurance says call volumes are still high, with operators fielding five times more calls the week of Feb. 18 than at the same time last year.

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  Feb 27, 2019
• More Manitoba drivers fail getting their licence than truck drivers getting theirs: MPI

  Numbers from MPI show that in 2018, there were 4,488 attempts by people to earn their Class 1 licence, and 2,177 of those attempts succeeded, a rate of 49 per cent.

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  Feb 27, 2019
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• Saskatchewan introduces mandatory semi truck driver training after Humboldt Broncos tragedy

  Training will become mandatory for drivers seeking a Class 1 commercial license in Saskatchewan next year. Potential semi-drivers will be required to undergo a minimum of 121.5 hours of training.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2018