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AL GOODHALL
Entry-
driver training that currently exists across the trucking industry. It is not. It is merely the first step down the road. Why is that so?
Because the proposal closes with the following statement: “This pro- posal is not designed to impose new training obligations on existing Class A driver’s licence holders.”
level
Now I’m not saying that MELT is not needed. It definitely is. But exist- ing licence-holders don’t receive any training as a result of this proposal and new drivers will face an expec- tation from employers and the trav- elling public that they are far more competent than their predecessors.
training
As professional drivers, we should not allow the public, or our carriers, to perceive that MELT is the solution to fix everything that is wrong with driver training and truck safety.
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n Feb. 22, the Ontar- io government post- ed proposal number 16-MT0014 concern- ing Mandatory En- try-Level Training,
or MELT, as we have come to know it. The summary of proposal contained the following statement: “The intro- duction of mandatory training, in ad- dition to the testing requirements, is designed to ensure that commercial truck drivers are properly trained be- fore they are licensed.”
Much will be made of this state- ment by all involved. It implies that MELT is a solution to the lack of
lent entry-level training. But what re- ally mattered to those drivers was to be hired by a reputable employer and to put their newfound skills into prac- tice under the tutelage of an experi- enced driver in real-world situations.
To these drivers, entry-level train- ing is just that, a foot in the door to
a new and exciting chapter in their lives. Why doesn’t the industry ex- ploit this incredible learning oppor- tunity?
Probably because it is so labour-in- tensive and difficult to envision be- yond the expense line on a company’s operating statement.
The program I was able to put to- gether with the help of my employ-
I spent three years as a mentor to graduates of a few different truck driving academies.
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