Understanding Trucking Licenses

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  1. andrew16161

    andrew16161 Bobtail Member

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    I was wondering if someone could help me out.
    I’m from Ontario Canada and currently looking into getting my AZ or DZ trucking license. (Early next year I’ll be moving to New Brunswick.)
    I’m a little confused on terms associated with trucking.
    Here in Ontario you can type AZ drivers/DZ driver on indeed and see all the jobs available.
    BUT when you type those terms on indeed in New Brunswick nothing shows up. It seems they go by a “Class 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9”??? How exciting does this work, and how can you tell which license you need for each class?
    If you look up Class 1 or Class 3 drivers, so many trucking jobs show up. What I don’t understand is which license goes inside each class.
    If someone has some experience with this or knows a lot more than I do, your knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
    Sorry I’m very new to this and would like some guidance from some veterans.

    Thanks Andrew.
     
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  3. upnorthwpg

    upnorthwpg Road Train Member

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    Sounds like New Brunswick is like Manitoba where I’m from. Class 1 is a semi licence with all classes below it included, except motorcycle.
     
  4. upnorthwpg

    upnorthwpg Road Train Member

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    It’s exactly like Manitoba.
     
  5. andrew16161

    andrew16161 Bobtail Member

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    How exactly does that work? Could you explain which license I would need to get for each class?
     
  6. TechDriver2021

    TechDriver2021 Bobtail Member

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    Looking at moving out there as well are you aware of some good carriers to work for
     
  7. Phantom Trucker

    Phantom Trucker Medium Load Member

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    Ontario uses letters to classify licenses. The rest of Canada uses numbers. Anyway here’s a translation of the licenses.

    An “AZ” licence in Ontario is the equivalent to a Class 1 license. (Tractor trailer combination).

    A “DZ” license is the equivalent to a Class 3 license. (Straight trucks - concrete ready mix trucks, garbage trucks, dump trucks, etc).

    A “G”license is the equivalent to a Class 5. (Passenger vehicles).

    “Z” indicates air brake endorsement. For example: BZ would be for a bus with air brakes.

    Here’s a link to the Ontario licensing classification chart.
    Trucks Handbook
     
  8. andrew16161

    andrew16161 Bobtail Member

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    Thank you very much for your help! Greatly appreciated!
     
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  9. andrew16161

    andrew16161 Bobtail Member

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    Sorry don’t know any good carriers, I purchased some properties about a year ago and making the move this February out East.
     
  10. upnorthwpg

    upnorthwpg Road Train Member

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    Click the link I posted.class 1 gives you 1-5. 6 is a separate endorsement for motorcycles.
     
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