The Professional Truck Training Alliance of Canada (PTTAC) is calling on government throughout Canada to crack down on unscrupulous training schools that put untrained, unqualified drivers on the road.
“The explosion of commercial truck training schools across Canada is affecting road safety and we need do something about it now before the carnage continues” says Jim Campbell, founder and Chairman of PTTAC.
Formed in December of 2023, PTTAC is a group whose membership represents and supports the best interests of the commercial truck driver training business. One of PTTAC’s key objectives is to ensure truck schools are standardized and compliant, provincially and nationally.
Since May of 2024 PTTAC and its leadership team have been meeting with industry and government across Canda encouraging better oversight of truck training facilities. Earlier this month, PTTAC joined OTA and other groups in urging Minister Sarkaria to expedite a review training in our sector, we need this process to be prioritized and expedited.
High-quality schools close their doors and replaced by those involved in fraudulent and substandard training practices, noted OTA, adding that it’s categorically undeniable that an increasing number of companies, training schools, and drivers do not rise to even the minimum professional requirements – and in many cases, disregard complying with laws and standards, altogether.
“If we are going to fix this problem of poorly educated and licensed entry level commercial drivers we must unify as an industry and as a nation and work together,” said Campbell.