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May 5, 2015

NEW DRIVING STANDARDS * Canada

* Ontario - Driving standards unveiled, part of mandatory training goal


-- The job of a truck driver has been defined more clearly than ever before, at least according to the new National Occupational Standard unveiled Monday by Trucking HR Canada, which is expected to pave the way toward establishing mandatory driver training regulations... The extensive list of knowledge, skills and abilities was assembled for a national project known as Driving the Future. Over the last year it joined together Trucking HR Canada, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), provincial trucking associations, individual fleets, truck drivers, trainers and other industry experts in union and non-union workplaces... It claims people who meet this standard will be prepared to: 
1) Operate a straight truck or tractor-trailer with a gross vehicle weight of up to 45,000 kg (100,000 lbs.) 
2) Transport freight contained within a cargo-van-style trailer 
3) Handle general freight, less-than-truckload or loose freight, tailgate deliveries, intercity pickups and deliveries, inner-city travel, and potentially heated, but non-refrigerated loads 
4) Operate on urban, regional and national roads in any terrain except mountain passes 
5) Operate in all types of weather. Commercial vehicle operators who have yet to meet the National Occupational Standard may, at the discretion of their employer, be excluded from operating in extreme weather... 
The new National Occupational Standards can be downloaded for free from the Trucking HR Canada website...
(Photo: Traveling to the Fairbanks) Ottawa,ONT, CAN - Today's Trucking -May 4, 2015

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