Unfortunately......i'm not the least bit surprised.

Because they immigrate to the country, and within a couple weeks are already taking license tests to get a class 5 (car license). They haven't even had enough time to finish immigration paperwork before they can drive.

 

I see that, my point is why?


Isn't there a gotta be able to understand English to have a CDL?

What better way to test it.


Yet the ####in cow haulers that have an exemption for paper are the #### problem

 

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Megas got a bottom line that they got to meet and the only way to meet it is to put a warm bum in the seat that's willing to work for 10 cpm less than a Canadian who knows better?

 

I know more then a few 20 and 30 year veterans that have been driving autos for years and say they would quit before going back to standard trans

 

I'm the opposite. I want my stick back.

 

A few years ago there was an idea floated around having a restricted commercial drivers license for those that used a automatic for their test. Did anything ever come of that?

 

BC has an auto restricted commercial license. I'm not sure what happens when you switch provinces though.

 

Ontario has restricted A and I remember it was supposed to include auto shifts but turned out to just restrict pickup with 5th wheels. Basically no air brakes, which requires a Z endorsement anyway