With the implementation of M.E.L.T. (Mandatory Entry Level Training) a lot of drivers have moved from truck driver or owner operator to truck driver trainer. They see an opportunity in the industry to move to a model of teaching others, staying closer to home, and hopefully having a full roster of students to help make […]
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Two Years of Experience – The Benchmark to Truck Driver Freedom
“If I complete the truck driver training course do I have two years of experience?” We discuss this question and hopefully clarify this question for you. Two years experience is when the transportation world will open up to you. At the two year point the insurance industry feels you have enough experience and ease restrictions […]
The Perfect Storm-Funding a Trucking Career
As we start to move out of the Covid lock down and back to some sort of normal life it brings opportunities that may not have been seen in the past. When life is busy it is easy to just get into a routine and not think about the future or goals that may have […]
Driver Appreciation Week for New Students
“What is Driver Appreciation Week?” asked the student in the back row. Truck Driver Appreciation Week or National Trucking Week as it’s known here in Canada are two weeks back to back in September each year that celebrate the truck driver and the people that work in transportation. As you may or may not know […]
Carrier Types – The Good, Bad, and Ugly
We recently put out an article on how to find the right carrier and one of our followers on Twitter asked if we could put out a list of things to look for in a carrier? We thought that was a great idea. Now a list could go on for pages and pages so we […]
JONES DELAURIERS INSURANCE MANAGEMENT INC
We would like to welcome Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management Inc as a new Associate Member with the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario. Glad to have you on board. Jones DesLauriers is a Navacord broker partner, one of Canada’s largest commercial insurance brokers. We are pleased to formally announce this partnership, and be known as […]