Ontarians with criminal records may be able to get truck driving jobs

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/former-offenders-to-get-ontario-truck-driving-jobs-1.3618747 Pardon Services Canada has begun a partnership with the Ontario Truck Driving School, focused on helping Ontarians with criminal records pursue a career in truck driving. Chuck Mercier, Vice-President of Pardon Services Canada, said this will offer a solution to the declining number of truck drivers, while also providing past offenders with a job […]

TTSAO Gives Thumbs Up to MELT

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Pardon Services Canada and Ontario Truck Driving School partner for opportunity

Pardon Services Canada and Ontario Truck Driving School partner for opportunity May 31, 2016 TORONTO, ON — Pardon Services Canada is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Ontario Truck Driving School which will give new opportunities to Ontario residents. One in eight Canadians have a criminal record. The majority of these citizens are […]

Private fleets talk recruitment struggles and strategies

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – While the driver shortage seems to have plagued a majority of for-hire fleets across the continent over the last few years, private fleets have managed to take cover and avoid it. Until now, that is. At the first annual TTSAO conference in Mississauga, Ont. a panel of private fleet executives and experts […]

Feds Confirm Commitment to Introducing e-Logs and Electronic Stability Control for Trucks

(Toronto, Feb. 16, 2016) – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says officials from Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s office have confirmed media reports suggesting the new federal government is moving forward to replace current requirements for truck drivers to complete paper log books with a mandate that trucks be equipped with Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) as […]