Michael Zelek of Wellington Motor Freight won Recruiter of the Year at the recent National Recruiting and Retention Symposium and was asked what he does to keep a 90% retention rate for his fleet. His reply, “Understand your drivers on a personal level to keep them happy.” Easier said than done. Any trucking operation is […]
Tag: Retention
Career Advancement the Key to Attracting New Truck Drivers
Recruiting and retention have been hot topics in the transportation industry for the last decade. We call it the driver shortage and there have been many arguments that say there is no driver shortage and other arguments that predict national disaster in the near future. There of course is the crowd that states autonomous vehicles […]
Have you nominated your instructor for the Instructor of The Year Award
There is a new award being presented at the annual TTSAO Conference happening on February 27th-28th, 2019. The TTSAO-PayBright Instructor of the Year Award is being launched to help recognize professional instructors in the transportation industry. Cut off dates for the nominations are February 14th, 2019. Nominate your instructor and check out the criteria through […]
TTSAO Applauds National Driver Training Standards
For Immediate Release: January 22, 2019 TTSAO Applauds National Driver Training Standards – The Truck Training School Association of Ontario (TTSAO) could not be more pleased with the commitment made by Canada’s Transportation Ministers. The commitment to the development of a National Entry Level Driver Training Standard by 2020. The TTSAO was viewed by government […]
Kim Richardson and Charlie Charalambous Discuss TTSAO 2019 Conference Agenda
The TTSAO was featured on an episode of The Lead Pedal Podcast to talk about the upcoming conference in February 2019. You can register for the conference here. TTSAO Conference is February 27th-28th, 2019
TTSAO Training Already Ahead of National Training Standards
TTSAO certified training is already ahead of the standards called for across the Country and you may be asking yourself why you should care? Training is training isn’t it? The fact is that higher training may be setting you up to be a leader in the industry in the near future. The trucking industry made […]