This course like all of our course is all hands on and in person! We are firm believers that you cannot learn to drive a truck through a computer screen or a simulator.
This course, like all of our courses, far exceeds the Provinces MELT Standard for Class A training.
Like every course North American offers, this course is pass or fail! Yes, it's a proper, college level course with defined learning objectives for every day and be forwarned, if you do not study you will not pass our course!
As a student you will be guided through 40 hours of theory where we will cover a myriad of topics such as The Highway Traffic Act, Pre-Trip and Air Brake Inspections, Hazard Awareness, Emergency Manoeuvers, Backing, Cornerning and the list goes on!
During your in class you will also be given access to our exclusive in house video library which provides our students the ability to practice their practical vehicle inspections at home. We are the only school that has invested in video library for our students.
From your in class you will head out into the yard over two days where you will be taught a full and proper industry standard pre-trip inspection which includes ensuring you understand how to inspect and diagnose any issues with your air brake system.
After being in the yard and learning your pre-trip routine, then its in the truck to begin to learn how to safely handle a big rig on a public road and unlike so many other schools, your in truck instruction is all one-on-one!
Unlike so many other schools that jam you in a truck with 2 or 3 additional students and have you ride around aimlessly for hours waiting for your turn to drive, your in truck time at North American is all one on one!
Thats right, it's the very best training you can get and our results, which you can see on this website and our Facebook page, provides the proof.
This course is also ideal for students who have little to no mechanical experience, have not worked with or around heavy equipment and who may also have limited actual G Class driving experience.
North American does teach in both automatic and manual transmission types. Although the vast majority of modern tractors are automatic, a manual transmission, can, at the students request, be introduced in Week 6 of our program and be taken to DriveTest.
| Times: | Monday to Friday - 7:45 am to 5:00 pm |
| Course Length: | 6-7 weeks
(1 week in class and 5-6 weeks at the truck) |
| Course Hours: | 138.25 hours |
Joey’s years of experience on the road mean he knows exactly what it takes to succeed and stay safe in the industry. He's taken his years of skills and knowledge and brought it to our classes – guiding students along the way – he knows what it takes to produce winning results at DriveTest and won't stop until we get you there.
This course like all of our course is all hands on and in person! We are firm believers that you cannot learn to drive a truck through a computer screen or a simulator!
This course, like all of our courses, far exceeds the Provinces MELT Standard for Class A training.
Like every course North American offers, this course is pass or fail! Yes, it's a proper, college level course with defined learning objectives for every day and be forwarned, if you do not study you will not pass our course!
Same as the 138.25 course above as a student you will be guided through 40 hours of theory where we will cover a myriad of topics such as The Highway Traffic Act, Pre-Trip and Air Brake Inspections, Hazard Awareness, Emergency Manoeuvers, Backing, Cornerning and the list goes on!
During your in class you will also be given access to our exclusive in house video library which provides our students the ability to practice their practical vehicle inspections at home. We are the only school that has invested in video library for our students.
From your in class you will head out into the yard over two days where you will be taught a full and proper industry standard pre-trip inspection which includes ensuring you understand how to inspect and diagnose any issues with your air brake system.
After being in the yard and learning your pre-trip routine, then its in the truck to begin to learn how to safely handle a big rig on a public road and unlike so many other schools, your in truck instruction is all one-on-one!
Unlike so many other schools that jam you in a truck with 2 or 3 additional students and have you ride around aimlessly for hours waiting for your turn to drive, your in truck time at North American is all one on one!
Thats right, one on one in truck is the very best training you can get and our results, which you can see on this website and our Facebook page, speak for themselves.
This course is also ideal for students who have mechanical experience, who may worked with or around heavy equipment or possibly have driven either AR or DZ and are looking to upgrade.
North American does teach in both automatic and manual transmission types. Although the vast majority of modern tractors are automatic, a manual transmission, can, at the students request, be introduced in Week 6 of our program and be taken to DriveTest.
| Times: | Monday to Friday - Hours vary by campus |
| Course Length: | 6 weeks
(1 week in class and 5-6 weeks at the truck) |
| Course Hours: | 126.25 hours |
Ethan (top) and Tom (above) are all smiles at graduation. Their persistence, commitment, focus, and hard work have truly paid off. Keep striving for excellence!
All of our courses, including the DZ116 follow our AZ truck training programs!
Thats right, you are trained in exactly the same subjects, with exactly the inspection routines just minus a trailer.
The course is intense with allot of extremely valuable information being sent a students way and remember this course like all of our courses is a pass or fail course.
A student at North American is expected to study and practice and we are here to support the learning process in the effort to build the safest commercial drivers we can.
Again all hands on, all one on one in truck training, all instructor lead with no learning to drive a truck through a computer screen.
Even though there is no transmission restriction with respect to Class D, this course is able to introduce a standard transmission truck in week 4 so as to provide exposure to the basics of shifting a manual transmission tractor/dump truck/straight truck.
| Times: | Monday to Friday - 8:am - 5:00 pm |
| Course Length: | 3 weeks (1 week in class and 2-3 weeks at the truck – manual transmission truck) |
| Course Hours: | 116 hours |
This and the AR or AR(z) are the most cost effective ways to get into the trucking industry.
Again, this DZ auto course along with the AR(Z) are both built from the AZ 138.25.
We bielieve that every commercial driver should have a common core understanding of our industry and the expectations of the motoring public and law enforcement.
You are in class for 3 days, again being taught the exact same subjects that any commercial driver must know. You take the exact same exams as the AZ students that you share the class room with.
Then you head to the truck where you are taught a proper pre trip inspection starting at the yellow sticker. From there you are in the truck learning your on road skills and then back in the yard on subsequent days completing your backing.
As with most of our training programs there is a final exam (which you must pass in order for us to take you to DriveTest) followed by our Student Improvement Process!
You see the value of our training program and processes in every smile on this website and on our social media posts.
More importantly you have the real world skills and knowledge to keep every other road user you share the road with, safe.
This course is perfect for snow plow operators, fire fighters, straight truck, blue box and garbage truck drivers along with cememt mixers and boom truck operators.
Cost and time effective and always providing more value than what you paid for.
| Times: | Monday to Friday - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Course Length: | Approximately 2 Weeks (3 days with us in class, balance not including air brakes is at the truck) 2 days for air brakes |
| Course Hours: | 35 hours |
An extremely powerful licence class that can also cover the coach or C licence in addition to the D licence class.
Built from our Class A truck training program the advantage of our AR course are substiancial!
For just about a hundreds dollars more than our DZ auto course you end up with an ARCDFGZ.
In the Province of Ontario our licence classes start with Class A and finish with Class M for motorcycle. Because our Class AR licence is near the top you have the advantages of driving muliple classes below this licence class like a dump truck, recycle or garbage truck.
The reverse is no true. Class D cannot drive Class AR but AR can drive Class D!
So when do you need a an AR or ARZ licence, when the weight of trailer exceeds 4600 kg or approximately 10,000 lbs.
A Class D driver cannot tow a three axle dump trailer behide an F250 which also has as an example a skid steer or mini X because the trailer will likely weigh over 4600 kg when put on a scale.
A D class or even a G class driver may be able to haul such a trailer empty, but load the trailer with sand, gravel, roofing material or equipment and you are likely pushing the limit of your licence class.
This licence is perfect for landscapers, bricklayers, carpenters, snow plow operators and municipalities.
If you every thought about applying for city transit, this is the course for you because it is compact, feature packed, cost effect and you can write your C or Coach licence with this course making you elgibile to apply for any city trainsit operation.
We supply all the training equipment neccessary. Our specially ordered car hauling trailers make sure that you learn how to run the equipment up and down the road using your mirrors! No looking across an empty flat deck trailer!
| Times: | Monday to Friday - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
| Course Length: | Approximately 2 Weeks |
| Course Hours: | 35 hours |
The most important system on any truck – the braking system!
There is no way you can inspect a system to ensure if its working properly if you do not first understand how the system is supposed to function normally.
We run a very intense and informative Z endorsement course taught by professionally trained and licenced Provincial Instructors.
Our instructors will make absolutely sure you understand how the most important system on your truck and trailer work and how to inspect the system for major and minor defects.
It is not a cookie cutter Z endorsement course with 15 people stuffed into a class room where the instructor does not have the time to answer questions.
Our classes sizes are tyipiocally 8 students allowing for lots of time for advanced learning and answering questions and this is all hands on and instructor lead!
No learning the air brake system on a truck through a computer screen watching someone turn pages for you!
If more time is needed to fully understand the responsibility of checking and inspecting, then that time is provided – always!
All books and learning materials included.
| Times: | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Course Length: | 1.5 Days |
| Course Hours: | 12 hours |
We have been building drivers for our company for nearly 30 years and if build them well enough that they can drive ours, have a look at our grads because you will find they will be good enough to drive yours!
To discuss your training needs, call us at:
(613) 561-1354 or 1.888.663.5272 or email Ben at bens@nadrivers.com
Students at North American recieve a kit bag on their first day of class. This bag contains the essential PPE to keep students safe and also contains the essential tools that every professional driver will require to conduct a proper pre trip inspection.
Students must bring their kit bag to school every day otherwise, with out the PPE and tools there can be no training.
Our instructors are held to the same level of accountability. They too must have their kit bag with them every day in order to instruct.
One kit bag (the students) is to learn from while the other (the instructors) is to teach from. Similiar looking bags, two different purposes and one common goal, transfer and practise of skill and knowledge.
We are the only school to offer our students a nicely branded duffel bag are the basic hand tools that every professional driver needs to complete their duties responsibly.
In your kit bag you find industry neccessary items like a mallet for checking air pressure in your tires, a flash light and gloves for your inspection routines, a hi vis vest top keep you safe road side and in the yard, you will have pens, a ruler and your log book because you will keep a manual daily log every day!
You will also have laminated copies of Schedule 1 and your air brake mark and measure instructions.
Also included is your QR codes to our exclusive pre trip and air brake training videos! No other training school offers so much!
We we want you to have the tools so that you ensure the equipment is safe to operate! In our world there is just no other way!
One kit bag (the students - bottom) is to learn from while the other (the instructors - top) is to teach from. Similiar looking bags, two different purposes and one common goal, transfer and practise of skill and knowledge.
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