Mandatory Entry Level Training

• Alberta announces programs to address trucking shortages, reduce financial barriers to training

  "We have a shortage of drivers, as well, so we're looking for ways to bridge people into getting their bums in the seats, if you will."

  Economy

  Nov 27, 2020
  
• 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
  
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• Alberta transportation minister adds probation period for drivers after meeting with Humboldt families

  After speaking with Humboldt Broncos families, Ric McIver said Alberta would add a two-year probation period for drivers who got their Class 1 or 2 driver's licence before MELT was announced.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2019
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• Alberta NDP urges UCP government to re-instate ‘critical highway safety measures’

  NDP Leader Rachel Notley is urging the government to reverse changes to trucking policies put in place after the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2019
• Alberta transportation minister says some truck drivers permanently exempt from training standards enacted after Broncos crash

  With growing calls for clarity on the matter from parents of victims in the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy, Alberta's transportation minister confirmed Thursday that some truck drivers will be permanently exempt from new training standards announced in the wake of the Saskatchewan crash that killed 16 people.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2019
• Alberta government truck driver training review angers Humboldt crash families

  An Alberta government review into new truck driver training rules has sparked anger among families impacted by last year's Humboldt hockey team bus tragedy.

  Traffic

  Oct 2, 2019
• Driver shortage, new training program blamed for Calgary school bus delays

  A Calgary school bus company is blaming newly-implemented training requirements for delays getting students to and from school on time.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2019
• Humboldt Broncos families push petition that seeks country-wide trucking laws

  Petition E-2005, closing May 14, proposes new country-wide regulations in the trucking industry.

  Canada

  May 7, 2019
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• Eggen pushes back implementation of new training for entry-level school bus drivers

  New training requirements for entry-level school bus drivers in Alberta were supposed to take effect on Friday but instead, the province's education minister announced he was pushing back their implementation amid concerns raised by some school boards.

  Education

  Mar 2, 2019
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• Deadline for Alberta farm workers to get mandatory truck driver training pushed to March 2020

  A coalition of the province's agriculture producers had expressed concerns about the March 1 deadline. 

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2019