Class 1 training in Edmonton & area

Ask the crane company what they require or would like to see. Are they willing to train you. Just a thought.

 

Hi,

I completed my Class 1 at Cameron Driving School in the Northwest end of Edmonton.
I can only say good things about it. It is not cheap, and you can see the rates on their site. One gets what they pay for and compared to the cost in other parts of the country, it is a great deal.
I took the program that was just 24 hours driving, and full range of courses for Air Brakes, Dangerous goods, Load Securing, etc.
I had previous experience with large trucks growing up on the farm, so the tractor trailer setup was not so difficult for me to catch onto.
Some people need more, and if you have no experience with that length of vehicle (forwards and backwards) it is not as easy as one would think.
But possibly your employer can help with the experience part, just don't go for too little driving experience with them, as they tell you at then end of every lesson how you are progressing, and will honestly let you know if you are ready for to pass the practical. I was ready right on schedule, and their comments and focus on my needs worked to get me there.

What you may want to consider is the Class 3, which is just the tractor training, no trailer. This makes the testing and learning much easier.
They arrange basically everything for you and get you through the program as fast as is reasonable and responsible. They are very flexible with driving times from 6 AM until 8 PM, and have many guys looking for a pay increase by having an extra class on their license and working around their job schedule.
If you go hard at it with them, you can do it in about 3 weeks. It is a lot if you haven't done it before, but possible. Just expect to be studying for the Air Brakes and Written test a lot, as that is government provided at a registry office, you have to know absolutely everything to be ready for what they throw at you (including class 3 and 4 questions on the written for class 1) You cannot go for the practical until you Air and Class 1 written, and a medical.
The cost of the practical with them supplying the truck is under 200.00. And you just show up in the yard, and take the test from there.
Fail, and you pay another 200.00, so you really want to be ready. Costs of most other tests are the Alberta DOT price of just under 19.00.

All in all it is not inexpensive for Class 1, but maybe the Class 3 is a better option if you need to have rig truck driving without a trailer, and get through it for a few less bucks to start with.

Good Luck!!

(I am in no way affiliated to them, I just had a good experience and got through the course and passed everything first time, so they did right by me.)

 

Cameron has been around a lot of years and do a good job.

 

I'm looking a trucking company in edmonton that will hire new class 1 drivers. Need some advice to the expert.

 

I did mine with i train u driver education. Was decent. He was pretty good for hands on. He was doing training in mcmurray at the time. Based out of sherwood pk.

 

What company name?

 

It's really hard to get a job without any experience on the road... but I have a full training in big rig driver education.

 

I started with a small local outfit in mcmurray. Im now working for an owner op leased to a bigger carrier.

 

That's good. Any advice from you, how to start my trucking career?