It was a lively discussion on one of the hottest topics in transportation for 2022. Mike McCarron addressed the audience at the recent TTSAO Conference with a presentation that really had no decisive action at the end. How-do we fix our industry? This is the question many are asking and hoped that McCarron could answer. What he did outline for the audience is that trucking is splitting into possibly two separate types of industries and the market will tell us at the end what is needed.
Legacy carriers are slowly disappearing and the spot market has made opportunities for new small businesses especially in the South Asian community. Manan Gupta of Newcom also outlined in the panel discussion that we need to turn up the enforcement for those working underhanded but also accept that there may be new ways of doing business that are not familiar to North Americans. Will it be the only way to fill the growing driver shortage issue? Know one knows but it certainly made for an entertaining session.
Pictures from the event
About the TTSAO
Founded in 1993, the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) is the largest association representing commercial truck driver training programs in Ontario. TTSAO members represent approximately 50 training campuses and collectively certify over 7,000 commercial drivers annually. The TTSAO Carrier Group employs 10’s of 1,000’s of professional drivers in Ontario and the TTSAO Insurance Group companies and brokers insures 100’s of schools and trucking companies. The TTSAO’s mission is to support the commercial driver training industry through advocacy, networking, education and certification programs to help members produce the highest quality of professional drivers possible. To learn more, visit www.ttsao.com.