Commercial Truck Driver: Truck Drivers

Commercial Truck Driver Dept: The wheels are in motion to make commercial truck driver a designated occupation in Manitoba -- the first such occupational designation in the province and the first for truck drivers in the country, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The move to create an industry certification in Manitoba is seen as one element needed to aid in the recruitment and retention of truck drivers and supplied photo The trucking industry has had a perpetual shortage of drivers but the sluggish economy has dampened the impact. The agreement by the province's Apprenticeship and Certification Board to develop a commercial truck driver designation comes on the heels of a Conference Board of Canada report this week that warns the trucking industry may face a gap between supply and demand for truck drivers of more than 30,000 by 2020. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.