Ontario Trucking schools and heavy equipment + AZ schools

I remember in 2012 or 13 everyone was going to a heavy equipment trucking course, I didn't know they courses were still around. are these still worth taking? or is just straight AZ better? I don't want to name any schools or anything but are there any schools in Ontario that should be avoided or somewhere to find out any inside info? I really don't want to go somewhere and get screwed

 

the cheapest I've been quoted was $7500 and they wanted to teach me how to drive on an automatic and with the new regulation that's being put into effect in July on the 17th i believe that limits you to only driving automatic vehicles

"OTA was formally notified by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) today that effective May 17, 2021, individuals completing the Class A road test in a vehicle with an automatic transmission, including automated-manual transmissions, will be restricted from operating a Class A vehicle with a manual transmission."



MTO Moving Forward with Restrictions for new Class A licensees Taking Road Tests with Automatic Transmissions – May 17 - Ontario Trucking Association.

 

has anyone heard anything negative about crossroads academy? or Transport Training Centres of Canada

 

Thank you, I am just worried about wasting my time at a bad school and then being unhireable

 

I am from Ontario and when i called Schneider's and a couple of the other large carriers they said they had no banned or blacklisted schools.. I was trying to get them to tell me what schools they wanted people to go to but they wouldn't. I am planning on going to crossroads in august so i hope they are still well respected.