Alberta is considering new measures that would require aspiring truck drivers to have two years of general road experience before obtaining their commercial licence.

Trucking industry experts are calling for a significant overhaul of Ontario’s oversight of commercial truck driver training in the wake of a scathing report from the province’s Auditor-General that raised concerns about shoddy enforcement.

The Alberta government has shuttered a trucking company linked to a recent fatal collision in Manitoba after an investigation found violations, including deliberate and prolonged regulatory non-compliance.