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Would driver training reduce risk for dump trucks and buses?

Could commercial auto risk be reduced if training was mandatory for drivers of dump trucks, buses and 20-foot cube vans? It’s a question Ontario’s transportation ministry is looking at, the province announced in its recent auditor general’s report. Formal training for has been mandatory for tractor trailer drivers in Ontario for two years. This mean […]

By Greg Meckbach | December 9, 2019

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Small business auto clients are taking this complaint to their politicians

Commercial trucking underwriting rules are killing some small businesses, Ontario’s deputy opposition leader told Canadian Underwriter Friday. John Vanthof, MPP for Timiskaming—Cochrane, is hearing from family-owned businesses that they are not able to find affordable insurance for newly trained and licenced tractor-trailer drivers. “You take the course, you get an AZ licence to take over […]

By Greg Meckbach | November 8, 2019

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B.C. opposition calls for competition in auto insurance

British Columbia’s Liberal Party, ousted from power in the 2017 election, is calling for an end to the monopoly that a Crown corporation has had on auto insurance since the 1970s. “The B.C. Liberal Caucus believes introducing market competition will not only help B.C. drivers, but it will also help [Insurance Corporation of B.C.] find […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 7, 2019

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Why this distracted driving ticket got cancelled

VANCOUVER – The son of a 71-year-old woman ticketed for distracted driving in downtown Vancouver says a $368 citation issued to his mother has been cancelled by police with an apology. Trevor Kramer says his mother, Randi, was ticketed Monday because her cellphone was charging in the front-seat cup holder. Kramer says she explained that […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 7, 2019

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