Big Rig Driver Education...On- the - job - Training...Edmonton, Alberta

On - the - job - training

City Wide Pick Up / Delivery:
Distribution of freight around town, involving proper ways to tie down loads & unloading. You will be encountering heavy traffic conditions and backing into tight areas.

Oilfield Training:
On site vacuum and water truck training plus safety procedures.

Highway Training:
You will be under the supervision of an experienced driver. Emphasis will be on safe operation at legal highway speed, adherence to all provincial regulation, exposure to weigh scale procedures, and learning relevant licensing and permit information.

Your on the Job training is done in the trucking industry so you can see how an actual trucking company operates.

Quick Facts
Based on economic forecasts alone, just between 2005 and 2008 the demand for qualified commercial drivers in Canada will increase from 318,300 to 343,600 drivers. (Alberta's demand for drivers will increase by nearly 5,000 over the same period or approximately 1,000 qualified drivers will be needed each year.)

An additional 112,400 new drivers will be required nationally to replace existing drivers who leave the industry between 2005 and 2008 due to retirement or change of occupation. (In Alberta, this translates into over 13,000 new drivers to replace those expected to depart during this period, or 4,346 drivers during each of those years.)