{"id":1539,"date":"2016-08-04T08:36:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T13:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xtl.com\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2020-10-06T19:07:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T19:07:00","slug":"new-training-regulations-ontario-truck-drivers-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtl.com\/portal\/new-training-regulations-ontario-truck-drivers-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"New Training Regulations for Ontario Truck Drivers Coming Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ontario government just set mandatory training course guidelines and hours of training for new and prospective truck drivers. The new training and minimum hours regulation will come into effect July 1, 2017. This is generally supported positively by the trucking industry.
\nThe trucking industry needs a well trained stream of drivers coming into the system on a regular basis to keep up with growing demand and retiring drivers. In the past, the exact training new drivers had was difficult to determine due to varying standards and forced many trucking carriers to provide additional in depth training of their own. This is a costly proposition.
\nThe trucking industry has always focused on fairness and level playing fields. This new regulation ensures all new drivers come out of the system with a similar level of training. While the response to these new regulations is mostly positive, there are those who don\u2019t think it goes far enough. The regulation calls for 103.5 hours of training on various topics in the classroom, in the yard and on the road. There are some of better training schools that currently offer a minimum of 200 hours of training and see 103.5 hours as a downgrade to current practices.<\/p>\n

Here at XTL we differentiate ourselves from others in the Industry by our robust training.<\/p>\n