For example, Ontario's Class A is practically the same as the U.S.'s Class A license (both Ontario and the U.S. use Class A to allow the person to drive semi-trailers).
In Canada, I believe they also require a pre-trip inspection so how come if a Canadian moves to the US, they're required to take the road test to get a CDL?
Canada and the U.S. but you cannot exchange CDLs?
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Because of NAFTA laws made in the 1980's.
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If you have a US or CDN license it means you are a citizen of USA or Canada. The rules for transporting stuff are different, as a USA citizen cannot load to Winnipeg and reload to Saskatoon. Same for Canadian drivers, cannot unload at St Louis and then load to Florida before returning to Canada.
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Because it's a foreign country, right ? We trust our neighborly states in the procedures, but we don't trust a foreign country on "how to" test for a CDL ! ! I mean, we don't have same HOS. We don't have same speed limits. Quebec doesn't much speak english.
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There needs to be a formal transfer agreement in place between the province/state outlining the criteria for training, experience, and licensing.
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Never mind.
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FTR even within Canada some drivers need to do a road test depending on the province they are moving to/fromtscottme and aussiejosh Thank this. -
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for the 42 people with commercial drivers licenses who annually move across the border?
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