Canadian Trucking Schools

Ontario Truck Driving School

• The Ontario Truck Driving School specializes in trucks but also offers courses in every class of commercial licenses. For trucking courses, it offers both classroom training and one-on-one training inside the truck. This truck driving school has its own specially designed truck and trailer fleet with dual controls for both student and instructor. Available transmission speeds range from 10 to 18. The school teaches driver safety, vehicle maintenance and industry knowledge, including how to keep track of and distribute cargo.

  Ontario Truck Driving School
  427 Exeter Road
  London, ON N6E 2Z3
  800-263-4777
  otds.com

Donovan's Driver Education

• Donovan's Driver Education, in the northern city of Edmonton, offers both Class 1 and Class 3 truck driving training. The length of the courses varies from "Refresher" programs, which are 34 hours in total, to "Extended" programs, which include 115 hours of schooling. All courses cover in-truck training and air-brake lessons, while the longer programs teach emergency first-aid and offer on-the-job training with actual local trucking companies. The vehicles available for training are the 1998 Volvo with 18-speed transmission and the 997 Freightliner with 13-speed transmission.

  Donovan's Driver Education
  12827 53rd St.
  Edmonton, AB T5A 4J6
  780-473-4347
  donovansdrivereducation.com

Valley Driving School

• The Valley Driving School, established in 1955, provides more than 100 instructors to teach courses in car, motorcycle and trucking driving. The truck division of Valley Driving School covers Classes 1, 3 and 4. The Class 1 course is divided between long haul/rural trucking and city trucking. The school also has a specific course for loading cargo, which teaches weight distribution and security, and one devoted solely to the National Safety Code.

  Valley Driving School
  13533-78th Ave.
  Surrey, BC V3W 0A8
  604-596-6320
  valleydrivingschool.com

Metro Truck Driving School

• Metro Truck Driving School in Ontario covers all of the commercial classes. The programs are categorized by Bronze, Silver and Platinum. All programs include both in-class training, with lessons on truck safety and regulations, and in-truck training, both in the yard and on the road. The Platinum program, however, offers a course for air-brake endorsement and training in the transportation of dangerous goods. The school also operates its own online bulletin board of job openings so that students can quickly enter the industry.

  Metro Truck Driving School
  1650 Dundas St. East
  Suite 230
  Mississauga, ON L4X 2Z3
  800-305-7610
  metrotrucktraining.com