Ontario needs to increase truck driver training to include simulator training, says MPP Guy Bourgouin. Training should include at least 20 hours on a simulator MPP Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is calling on the government to increase truck driver training requirements. Amidst ongoing reports of fraud and corruption in truck driver licensing centers across
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Toronto City Hall Photo: toronto.ca RDAO calls for: ● An end to black-box pricing● A return to “rate-card” pay with Toronto rates increased to match other Ontario cities● A city-led right-sizing of the ride-hail fleet rideshare drivers association of ontario Rideshare Drivers’ Association of Ontario
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Region of Peel – Investigators have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with multiple sexual assault investigations in which three women were victimized. On Friday, November 8, 2024, at approximately 7:00 a.m., an adult female victim was waiting at a bus
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Image: TFSH “Sheer number of collisions and lives affected is unimaginable” The following statement was release by Truckers for Safer Highways on November 27, 2024 Truckers for Safer Highways extends our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those tragically lost
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Ontario's Legislative Assembly Photo: Leg Assembly Truckers for Safer Highways launches petition to support QUEEN’S PARK – Michael Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, has introduced legislation to end private, third-party contracts for driver examinations in Ontario. The Safer Driving Tests Act (Ending the Privatization Failure), 2024 will
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Example of a truck with guard rails. Photo: City of Toronto Report recommends retrofitting City vehicles City of Toronto staff report aims to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety by adding side guards to City-owned heavy-duty vehicles City of Toronto staff are recommending actions to improve pedestrian safety by adding side guards
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Photo: Taxi News Summary of VFH consultation helpful To the Editor, Taxi News: As usual, good reporting. However, contrary to your article “nobody objected” WE (ATOOL and Gerry Manley) DID object to the insanity of the Accessible program. We pointed out that the
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Image: FTC December event will present real-world evidence of predatory pricing The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will host a virtual public workshop on December 18, 2024, that will examine predatory pricing and its potential effects on consumers, competition, and innovation. The workshop, Competition
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Image: Bruce Outridge “I produce the cartoon strip ‘Old School’ about different scenarios that older folks go through,” Lead Pedal Media’s Bruce Outridge tells Taxi News. “This scenario sparked inspiration as my Mother went to Atlanta to see my Uncle, and had a
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