Province cracking down on 'fraudulent behaviour' in Alberta's trucking industry: Dreeshen

The Alberta government says it is cracking down on unsafe driver training schools and bad actors in the commercial trucking sector.

Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen said a series of investigations, inspections and audits over the past six months have uncovered “fraudulent behaviour” in the trucking industry.

“Our department has actually had five trucking schools close, we’ve actually cancelled their licenses to be able to operate, and we’ve also cancelled 13 truck carriers, so trucking companies in the province,” Dreeshen said in an announcement on Friday.

Additional actions include 39 disciplinary letters, more than $100,000 in administrative penalties, six corrective action plans, the revocation o

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