10+ hour ago  (958+ words) TORONTO " Ontario is not effectively monitoring commercial truck driver training and licensing regimes, leading to many unqualified drivers on the roads, the province's auditor general found in a special report released Tuesday. Shelley Spence said her office has uncovered career…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (438+ words) NORTH BAY " Concerns about under-trained truck drivers have resurfaced amid a season of frequent highway closures across northern Ontario. MPP John Vanthof says some driving schools are offering cut-rate training that leaves new drivers unprepared, while MPP Vic Fedeli points…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (608+ words) TEMISKAMING SHORES - Transport drivers aren't always to blame for highway crashes, but more can be done to regulate, monitor, and support them, including proper training. That's the view of Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof, responding to the ongoing concern about highway…...