Truck Driver Training

• Okanagan truckers welcome mandatory training, but say it could exacerbate labour shortage

  Effective Oct. 18, 2021, people applying for a B.C. Class 1 driver's licence must have already completed an ICBC-approved mandatory entry-level training (MELT) course.

  Politics

  Oct 6, 2021
  
• Okanagan family of Humboldt Broncos victim advocates for truck training changes

  "We want to do everything we can to stop this from happening to any other Canadian family.”

  Oct 29, 2019
  
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• UCP says it will reconsider truck driver training after hearing from Humboldt Broncos families

  The Alberta government says it will take a second look at training requirements for truck drivers after meeting with Humboldt Broncos families.

  Politics

  Oct 17, 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
• Truck driver hopes Manitoba’s new driver training rules make roads safer

  A long-time truck driver hopes Manitoba's new mandatory entry-level training for commercial truck drivers will lead to improved safety on the roads.

  Mar 27, 2019
• 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
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• Alberta farm groups ask province to push date for new driver training rules

  Starting March 1, drivers of semi-trucks and commercial buses will need to take more extensive training, including work in the classroom and on the road, to qualify for a licence.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2019
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• Truck driver training protocol will be in place within a year: Marc Garneau

  The country's transportation ministers have agreed to develop an entry-level training standard for semi-truck drivers nationwide.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2019