Towards establishing effective commercial driver training standards: analysis of industry opinions from Alberta

Commercial driver licensing programs ensure that drivers have the appropriate skills to perform their duties in a safe and efficient manner. Establishing such standards with good compliance requires understanding industry professionals’ opinions on aspects of current training. In this paper achieving that objective is attempted through analysing opinions of employees of Alberta Motor Transportation Association’s member companies. Participants included commercial drivers, managers, and training staff. Participants were questioned about the commercial driving and training experience, and attitudes towards standard training. Also, the survey questioned respondents on specific training courses when considering them form several different perspectives. Overall, the results show high acceptance and need for standard training. The results support establishment of a program that increases basic pre-licensing training, requires specific training classes to be taken at by drivers, and specifies financial responsibi...