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Be aware that the new minimum entry level training MELT) requirements came into existence this year which now means that the driving test and training takes several weeks and costs around $10,000 or thereabouts.
This is compulsory by law and required in the Western provinces and Ontario. The Maritime provinces have not got their versions of the scheme in place as yet but they are committed to do so by the Federal government so it is only a matter of time.
Thanks for the info! Why is it so expensive? Surely that must dissuade a lot of people from becoming truckers out there… I thought they needed truckers 