The Professional Truck Training Alliance of Canada Calls for Action Nationally
Formed in December of 2023, the Professional Truck Training Alliance of Canada (PTTAC) has gained tremendous support nationally with industry and government.
PTTAC is the only national group in Canada whose membership solely represents and supports the best interests of the commercial truck driver training business.
“The explosion of commercial truck training schools across Canada is affecting road safety and we need do something about it now before the carnage continues,” says Jim Campbell, founder and Chairman of PTTAC.
One of PTTAC’s key objectives is to ensure truck schools are standardized and compliant, provincially and nationally.
Since May of 2024 PTTAC and its leadership team have been meeting with industry and government across Canda encouraging better oversight of truck training facilities.
Nearly 200 industry stakeholders and government have met with PTTAC in five provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Alberta to discuss PTTAC’s key objectives including Red Seal Apprenticeship for Commercial Drivers, nationally approved truck training instructor programs, remove barriers and bring accessibility to funding and tuition for truck training programs; and ensure truck training schools are standardized and compliant, provincially and nationally.
Campbell comments, “If we are going to fix this problem of poorly educated and licensed entry level commercial drivers we must unify as an industry and as a nation and work together.”
Additional meetings are planned for PTTAC membership and are in correspondence and meetings with other provincial trucking associations, national groups, stakeholders, and government.
PTTAC welcomes the opportunity to work and participate with all like-minded stakeholders.
A town Hall meeting for PTTAC Members is being held on November 27th.
To learn more about PTTAC visit www.pttac.ca and join the movement.
For more information, contact:
Jim Campbell
Chairperson
Professional Truck Training Alliance of Canada
jcampbell@pttac.ca
204-391-1200
Kim Richardson
Senior Advisor
Professional Truck Training Alliance of Canada
krichardson@pttac.ca
905-512-0254