INDEPENDENT REVIEW RECORD
Truck-Trailer Service Technician claim-verification table
Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026. Numerical, regulatory and time-sensitive information is qualified and linked to its authority.
| Type | Claim | Authority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | Truck-Trailer Service Technician is listed under Ontario trade code 310J. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Scope | A Truck-Trailer Service Technician inspects, diagnoses, maintains, rebuilds, assembles and repairs transport trailers connected to or moved by a power unit including flat decks, dry freight vans, refrigerated vans, tankers, converters, boosters, jeeps, pole trailers, steering dollies, dump trailers and any other commercial pull-type units. Specifically, a Truck-Trailer Service Technician performs work on: | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Duties | electrical systems; landing gear assemblies and trailer frames and bodies; hitching/coupling systems; suspension systems, tires, wheels, rims, hubs and axles; air and auxiliary systems; braking systems and hydraulic systems; heating and refrigeration systems and ventilation devices. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Training | 4,480 total hours: 4,000 workplace and 480 in school. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Certification | Truck-Trailer Service Technician has a certifying examination. Completing the apprenticeship leads to a Certificate of Apprenticeship; passing the examination supports an Ontario Certificate of Qualification and Red Seal endorsement. The trade is compulsory in Ontario. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Wages | Ontario hourly rates of $18.75, $30.00 and $43.27 convert to $37,500, $60,000 and $86,540 at 2,000 paid hours. | Open source ↗ | Verified calculation |
Wage calculations are broad employee estimates, not guarantees or business-income forecasts. Training delivery, fees, job opportunities and employer requirements can change.
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Truck-Trailer Service Technician ↗Official scope, duties, training and certificationGovernment of Canada Job Bank — Ontario wages ↗Ontario low, median and high employee wage benchmarkSkilled Trades Ontario — Start an apprenticeship ↗Eligibility, sponsors and registrationOntario — OYAP ↗High-school apprenticeship pathway
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