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We have a role to play, too
Re: Truckers deserve better treatment
There are two parts to every story. Yes, we need clean ­ showers and toilets and park-
ing. [But] truckers need to do their part as well. When using the facilities, they should
show respect and keep the place clean.
They should treat it as their home. Many truckers do not. These establishments
and their employees will get fed up cleaning up disgusting messes that truckers leave
behind.
— Joseph Sanchez
Heightened testing standards needed
Re: Stakeholders concerned over deteriorating
safety, compliance standards in Ontario
The solution to the issue at hand isn’t complex. All driver examinations for commer-
cial drivers should involve a federal standard. Schools can train individuals, but stan-
dards for testing should be more rigorous. Part of the test must be English and French
comprehension.
Commercial drivers should face a graduated system, driving straight truck for a
minimum of one year.
— Peter Boden
Too much distracting in-cab tech
After 42 years of driving trucks, I have never seen as many crashes as I have seen as
of late. The technology that everyone carries on their person or in the cabs of these
­ vehicles seems to be the biggest issue – everything from phones to computers and
video streaming.
We all know some people are not cut out to be a driver. If you don’t like or love
what you do, you bore easily.
If you want to be in this business for a long time, pay attention and turn off some
of the distractions in the cab.
— Jim Fulton
Driver exploitation causing safety issues
Re: Trucking’s dirty underbelly is an embarrassment
The drivers everyone complains about don’t wake up with the intent of going out and
hurting or killing someone, yet it happens daily. Speaking to some of these folks, it
becomes quite apparent they are by all accounts indentured servants.
Someone sprung some money to get them into the country, and now the driver
owes them until that money is paid back. They work like mad trying to get ahead,
driving like mad men trying to get out from under the debt. Most are behind
in getting paid. Most are undertrained, if trained at all.
Give law enforcement the tools they need. Write legislation that allows a charge
to stick.
— Dennis Roberts
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