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Alberta's truck training program — MELT — is "woefully inadequate" to prepare new drivers to operate safely on the province's roadways, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
It's seeing an increase in collisions and trucking claims, which has significantly increased the cost of insurance and made traditional insurance companies reluctant to insure new drivers.
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He said the 120-hour program doesn't stack up to the more than 600 hours of in-class and behind-the-wheel training in other provinces.
"It's more of an orientation and it's not a safe-driving program."
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"The cost of MELT is about $10,000 per driver. That's quite high compared to other jurisdictions and provinces, where it can be $1,000."
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Additionally, he said Alberta needs to start treating truck driving like a skilled trade.
"Hairdressers have a more rigorous training program than commercial truckers do," said Sutherland.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...592033?cmp=rss
You know what, why don't we just scrap the truck driver training? Too much red tape getting in the way of business, they can get by with a basic road test for a class 5 like everyone else.