Truck Driver Training
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Okanagan truckers welcome mandatory training, but say it could exacerbate labour shortageEffective 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.PoliticsOct 6, 2021
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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 familiesThe Alberta government says it will take a second look at training requirements for truck drivers after meeting with Humboldt Broncos families.PoliticsOct 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.CanadaOct 16, 2019
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Alberta transportation minister says some truck drivers permanently exempt from training standards enacted after Broncos crashWith 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.PoliticsOct 10, 2019
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Alberta government truck driver training review angers Humboldt crash familiesAn Alberta government review into new truck driver training rules has sparked anger among families impacted by last year's Humboldt hockey team bus tragedy.TrafficOct 2, 2019
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Truck driver hopes Manitoba’s new driver training rules make roads saferA 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
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Deadline for Alberta farm workers to get mandatory truck driver training pushed to March 2020A coalition of the province's agriculture producers had expressed concerns about the March 1 deadline.CanadaFeb 27, 2019
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Alberta farm groups ask province to push date for new driver training rulesStarting 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.CanadaFeb 8, 2019
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Truck driver training protocol will be in place within a year: Marc GarneauThe country's transportation ministers have agreed to develop an entry-level training standard for semi-truck drivers nationwide.CanadaJan 21, 2019
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