Trucking

Upgrades to the MELT curriculum, a mentorship program for new graduates, and counterfeit Trucking credentials were all on the agenda TTSAO’s April meeting with Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney.

Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) President Phil Fletcher says the agenda was packed but the discussions went well at the April 19th meeting.

“Most importantly, we discussed the concept of adding a ‘post-graduation’ mentorship program for new drivers,” Fletcher says. “We would need to co-ordinate it with the carriers hiring new graduates, and it can be designed specifically to target some of the real problems we are seeing with new drivers in Northern Ontario in winter.”

Canadians whose lives were upended by Justin Trudeau’s vaccine mandates were shocked to hear him state “I never forced anyone to get vaccinated,” in a talk to University of Ottawa students on April 24th. “Threatening individuals’ employment, forced retirement, and

Saskatoon – The National Citizens Inquiry continues in Saskatoon on Friday, April 21, the second of three days of hearings. This is the fourth stop after Truro, Toronto and Winnipeg where Canadians such as doctors, morticians, lawyers, journalists and other individuals have been testifying about the negative effects of the government measures in response to COVID-19.
In Saskatoon the Inquiry is hearing from people affected by mask mandates, vaccine mandates and business closures.

On April 12, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal for more stringent standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty (HD) vehicles beginning in model year 2027. The new standards would be applicable to HD