Humber commercial trucking program to close
TTSAO blames “pressure from fly-by-night schools and unqualified graduates”
Humber College will close its truck driver training program at the the end of this year, it says in a statement posted to the college’s website.
“Humber has made the difficult decision to close our Commercial Truck Driving Program on December 31, 2024. While Humber has a long history of offering transportation training, market conditions have changed, and it is no longer feasible to continue to offer this line of training,” Wanda Buote, Dean of Education and Training Solutions said in a statement posted September 16th.
“Humber is proud of the program’s more than three decades of safely training commercial truck drivers in Ontario. We are grateful to the incredible staff and instructors who have demonstrated their passion and commitment to transportation training and to Humber. It is because of your dedication that Humber was able to provide a positive commercial truck driving experience to so many learners over the years.”
The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario surmises that “Humber college has decided to shut down its trucking program as pressure continues to mount on trucking schools because pf (sic) the fly by night schools who push out unqualified graduates and offer cheap low hour programs.
“This growing problem is why the TTSAO continues to lead the call for quality truck driver training within our accredited schools with our announcement of the Instructor Training Certification Program,” notes the TTSAO site.
