Call for mandatory truck driver training in wake of report on crashes in B.C.

In the wake of a report on heavy truck crashes in B.C., the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is calling for mandatory truck driver training.
The chamber noted the B.C. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles requires only a pass on a written examination and a two-hour road test, combined with a 16-hour ICBC-approved course on air brake testing.
“There are cases in Canada where people have applied for and obtained a commercial vehicle driver’s licence in as little as three days,” said cham