New truckers in Canada aren't being trained well enough. How do we fix that?
There’s an "urgent" need to improve training for truck drivers, a new report suggests, and new drivers who have not received adequate training are making Canada's roads less safe.
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![A heavy truck makes its way north on Highway 138 through the town of St. Andrews West, Ont., on March 23, 2023. A transport truck drives along a highway in winter.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6789073.1679606158!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/heavy-truck-transport-industry-highway-138-ontario-st-andrews-driving-traffic.jpg)
There’s an "urgent" need to improve training for truck drivers, a new report suggests, and new drivers who have not received adequate training are making Canada's roads less safe.