Ontario must crack down on trucker training
Ontario's truck driver training system is facing serious scrutiny following a report from the Auditor-General. The report highlights significant violations at private truck driving colleges, including falsified training records and inadequate instruction. The government is urged to take more decisive action to ensure public safety on the roads.
- ▪A student revealed that truck driving colleges in Ontario routinely violate training standards.
- ▪Only 20 hours of one-on-one in-cab lessons were provided instead of the required 50 hours.
- ▪The Ministry of Colleges employs just eight inspectors for 595 registered private career colleges.
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Open this photo in gallery:A long-haul transport truck drives on the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, as seen from Ottawa in September, 2025.Spencer Colby/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountA student hired by Ontario’s Auditor-General’s office to attend a private truck driving college revealed the shocking violations routinely taking place.Classroom sessions were cut short, and the student had only 20 hours of one-on-one in-cab lessons, instead of the required 50. Instructors skipped basic safety essentials and parking manoeuvres, focusing only on material that would be on the road test. The student was then told to sign a form falsely declaring all the required hours had been completed, in case of an audit.
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