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 MoreOnline-only training for Vehicle for Hire drivers in Toronto continues to get slammed by Taxi industry members, as well as mainstream media outlets including the Toronto Star.
Beck Taxi Operations Manager Kristine Hubbard spoke with 640 News’ Kelly Cutrara on June 28th and disputed all suggested that an online program with focused on customer service is training enough for professional drivers, Taxi or rideshare.
Read MoreTHEFT OF VEHICLE:3rd St + Lake Shore Blvd W* 2:48 am *– Uber carjacked– Reports of a red import car taken– Thief assaulted driver then set his dog to attack– Driver is in hospital with injuries– Not considered life threatening–
Read MoreJames Topp Photo: Canada Marches Canadian Forces reservist James Topp arrived in Ottawa on June 22nd to meet with almost two dozen Members of Parliament, and to ask them to support his mission. Topp walked more than 4000 across Canada
Read MoreThe Honourable Caroline Mulroney has been returned to her position as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Francophone Affairs.
On June 24th, Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled his new cabinet with the team tasked with deliver government’s ambitious agenda to build the infrastructure including highways, transit and the road to the Ring of Fire.
With the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy returning as Finance Minister, this means that transportation industry members hoping for government to adopt new policies around highway safety and vehicle insurance will continue working the same ministers as before the June 2nd election.
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 MoreTraining providers certified to deliver Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) program are flabbergasted to see the quality and delivery method being used by newly-certified DRVRhub, Taxi News has learned. Meanwhile, major Taxi brokerages say they will not accept it as proof of training for Taxi drivers.
Read MoreAccording to Industry Canada and Google Maps, the head office of DRVRhub in Canada appears to be a bungalow on Brimley, in Scarborough. Photo: Google Students can finish, print certificate in minutes with no proof of identification Vehicle for Hire
Read More“I understand James’ position and frustration. I too was ‘relieved of my position’ in the Ontario PC caucus for speaking out against my own government policies of lockdowns and medical segregation, and I continue to speak out against these draconian practices.
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