AZ & DZ Truck Driving School: Toronto & GTA | $500 Off Promo
- AZ & DZ Training & Certification
- Affordable Financing Programs
- Air Brake Z Endorsement Certifications
- Ministry-Approved MELT Programs
- Serving Toronto, Brampton & GTA Area
Ministry-Approved AZ & DZ Truck Driving School | Toronto & GTA Area
Empire Trucking Academy is best known for its professional, friendly and reliable service. Our goal is to help you become a fully licensed driver and set you up for long-term driving success. Our Instructors work with students at their ease to make sure their learning experience benefits them as much as possible. We understand every student is different and may struggle with certain concepts more than others. Our lesson plans are designed to account for this and maximize student success.
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Affordable Truck Driving School | 0% Financing
Flexible Tuition Payment Plans Across Toronto, Brampton & GTA Area
At Empire Trucking Academy we understand that not everyone has the funds
upfront to cover the entire cost of professional education. Our team helps aspiring truck driving
professionals like yourself find the funding to meet your need.
We can assist you in determining whether you are qualified for any of the existing
incentives. Please feel free to contact us so that we can help you with exploring
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Manual & Automatic Truck Driving School | Toronto, Brampton & Mississauga
Registered as a career college under “The Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005”
Our MELT & AZ programs are approved as vocational program under the "Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005"
Professional On The Road & In-Class Truck Training
If you are looking for a top-rated truck driving school near me in the Greater Toronto Area, our campus delivers the hands-on commercial driver training you need to jumpstart your career. Recent years have seen a significant increase in the number of female truck drivers. Thanks to a constant demand for more drivers, increasing wages, and additional perks & benefits, now is the best time for women to enter the trucking industry.
Certified Commercial Truck Training Academy
Why Choose Us
Easy Financing
We offer financing services for all our courses and government grants to those who qualify.
Certified Instructors
Our trucking class instructors are fully trained, licensed and certified to provide quality training.
Industry Certified
We provide industry certified AZ, DZ & Z license trucking training classes by experienced instructors.
25+ Years Experience
We have excelled in this field for 25+ years providing quality truck drivers for many companies.
Customer Satisfaction
Providing extremely friendly and helpful truck training is why our students graduate faster.
Flexible Schedule
Our courses start on a monthly basis, we have flexible days and hours for our training & classes.
Truck Driving Training Programs
Ministry-approved MELT training program | Comprehensive Classroom Theory & Elite Yard Practice .
Our school is known for our friendly demeanor and in-depth knowledge about trucking. Our staff are kind and patient, and instructors spend one on one time with students ensuring the student feels comfortable and confident in their training and driving instruction. Our goal is to ensure students are absolutely prepared for testing and for their career in driving.
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Air Brake Z Training Near Me
AZ Training School | Toronto, Brampton & GTA Area
AZ Training & Certification
Our full class AZ licence covers air brake systems on both tractors and
trailers. This allows you to drive any truck/tractor trailer combination.
A combination of motor vehicle and towed vehicles where the towed vehicles exceed a total
gross weight of 10,000 lbs and have air brakes.
Get practical knowledge and experience about handling heavy vehicles such as road trucks,
semi-trailers, 18-wheelers, and long-distance heavy haulers from our accomplished and friendly
local truck driving instructors.
MELT: All new drivers attempting the Class A road test on or after July 1, 2017, will have to
successfully complete the mandatory entry-level training course before attempting their Class A Road Test.
Driving Classes
- Defensive Driving
- Road & Highway Training
- Hands-On In-Yard Practice
- DriveTest Road Preparation
- Air Brake Training
In-Class
- In-Class Training & Theory
- Off-Road Practical Driving
- Trip Inspections
- Hours of Service Compliance
- Written Exam Preparation
Course Detail & Requirements
4 Weeks
Starts Weekly
Ontario "G" Licence
MTO Medical Exam
Age: 18+
Grade 10 English
Equivalent
Knowledge Test
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0% Finance
DZ Training Near Me
DZ Training School | Toronto, Brampton & GTA Area
DZ Training & Certification
DZ license drivers can drive vehicles with air brakes such as straight trucks, dump trucks, cement
trucks, garbage trucks and fire trucks. Any truck or truck and towed vehicle combination of more than 11,000 kg (24,000 lbs) gross weight or registered gross weight, provided the towed vehicle is not over 4,600 kg (10,000 lbs).
This course provides students with hands-on training in a straight truck, driving and how to safely operate a DZ vehicle. One can learn turning, backing and proper braking in a variety of spatial constraints, traffic, weather, road and light conditions alongside qualified instructors. Students also learn to put into practice the concepts of vehicle inspections, maintenance of driver logs and defensive driving techniques.
Driving Classes
- Defensive Driving
- Road & Highway Training
- Hands-On In-Yard Practice
- DriveTest Road Preparation
- Air Brake Training
In-Class
- In-Class Training & Theory
- Off-Road Practical Driving
- Trip Inspections
- Hours of Service Compliance
- Written Exam Preparation
Course Detail & Requirements
Flexible Hours
Starts Weekly
Ontario "G" Licence
MTO Medical Exam
Age: 18+
Grade 10 English
or Equivalent
Knowledge Test
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0% Finance
Air Brake Z Training Near Me
Air Brake Training School | Toronto, Brampton & GTA Area
Air Brake "Z" Training & Endorsement
If you are driving a vehicle fitted with either an air brake or an air-over-hydraulic brake system you are required by law to have a Z endorsement on your license.
An air-brake endorsement or Z endorsement training course will help you safely drive any large commercial vehicle which is fitted with a full or partial air-brake system. In an air-braking system, compressed air is used to produce the braking force applied to the truck’s wheels. Our training will ensure you are equipped with all the necessary skills to be a safe driver.
Driving Classes
- Practical Hands-On Training
- Identify Air Brake Components
- Air Brake Training
In-Class
- In-Class Instruction & Theory
- Pre-Trip Air Brake Inspection
- Written Exam Preparation
Course Detail & Requirements
12 Hours
Starts Weekly
Ontario "G" Licence
Age: 18+
Grade 10 English
or Equivalent
$250
0% Finance
Certified AZ & DZ Exam Preparation
With years of experience training students to be a responsible drivers our instructors strive to give our students a great learning experience and instill confidence in them through their undivided attention and continuous learning process.
Empire Truck Academy
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Truck Training Students Reviews
"Flexible & Friendly"
Good school. Staff and instructors really care about making sure their students are successful. Flexble schedule, friendly staff, instructors are very relaxed.
Shan Siva,
"Very Helpful"
l am very happy to pass my road test in the first shot. Instructors were very helpful. They guided me throughout for knowledge test preparation. All the staff were super polite and went out of their way to help
Ranj Lawerance,
"Caring & Attentive "
I am truly blessed to have had the opportunity to have attended this school. They are most caring and attentive to your learning and driver education.
Merlin Sanders,
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Tel: (416) 901-1114
1111 Albion Rd Suite 105
Etobicoke, ON M9V 1A9
Mon - Fri : 7 AM - 6 PM
Sat : 7 AM - 2 PM
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Our School Privacy Policy
(1) Empire Truck Academy is committed to respecting the privacy of individuals and recognizes a need for the appropriate management and protection of any personal information that you agree to provide to us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request.
(2) Your privacy is extremely important to us. The trust placed in us by our customers is absolutely essential to our success. We understand that and do all we can to earn and protect that trust. We do not share your personal information with any outside companies nor collect any information.
(3) Our Commitment To Privacy: We take customer privacy seriously and do not sell or give out any customer information. We do not keep a mailing list nor distribute a newsletter.