Is it a Diploma Mill?
How does DRVRhub, which is providing fully-online training during which no human instructor ever meets the human student answering the multiple-choice quizzes, provide students with access to certified instructors?
Read MoreSo, this past Saturday I decided I’m going to get up, clean up, walk into that big ole’ truck stop and park my tail in one of them booths in the restaurant. Just take my time at breakfast.
It was early. 6 AM. I was the first one there. So, the waitress was on me with the cutlery, place mat and a cup of coffee that sent my taste buds into a state of ecstasy. Yes Ma’am.
Read MoreConcerns were raised by Taxi News and industry members on just how easy it will be for people in a rush to certify drivers to circumvent even the most minimal requirements of an online program with no identification requirement. We sent four questions to Toronto’s Media Office staff, who obtained answers from Licensing and Standards.
In this opinion column, I am providing every word sent to me by L&S staff through the Media Office (scroll down to “Full Text”) and also an editted version which removes the “bumpf” wordage and cuts to what I see as the most pertinent points.
Read MoreDon Taylor’s book “Stories from the Road” is in the process of being recorded as an audiobook – which means people who find Taylor’s hilarious and incredible tales fun to read, will soon be able to be entertained with the stories on the road.
The five-minute excerpt below is a free sample for listeners to enjoy while finishing touches are being put on the audiobook. Enjoy!
Read More“We always have bad news we have to get out there,” she said. “If we send bad news out all on its own, it will attract too much negative attention. So, we want to bury it as one short sentence in a good news release.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most manipulated infectious disease events in history, characterized by official lies in an unending stream lead by government bureaucracies, medical associations, medical boards, the media, and international agencies.[3,6,57] We have witnessed a long list of unprecedented intrusions into medical practice, including attacks on medical experts, destruction of medical careers among doctors refusing to participate in killing their patients and a massive regimentation of health care, led by non-qualified individuals with enormous wealth, power and influence.
Read MoreFraudsters running fake Truck driving schools and creating counterfeit documents should be held responsible for any deaths they may have caused, says safety advocate Richard Deschamps.
Read MoreCanada has made a number of changes to its work permit rules that are designed to address labour shortages. The changes will help Canadian employers meet human resources needs and will provide more flexibility to employers in accessing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The changes will also assist some foreign workers who have been negatively affected by the impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s immigration system, and alleviate some of the administrative burden on the TFWP by reducing the number of renewal requests.
Read MorePhoto: “You take what you can get” by Mike Murchison by Don Taylor, excerpted from “Stories from the Road” used with permission When thinking about safety in trucking and the logistics of delivering loads across the continent we have to consider the
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