Driving instructors seemed to be the focus of the meeting at yesterdays Truck Training School Association of Ontario (TTSAO) Meeting on December 11th which held a number of panels from insurance professionals to large carriers and had a full house of attendees. As I watched the moderators ask questions of the panel one common thread […]
Tag: Youth
PMTC's Young Leaders to hold General meeting December 18th and raise money for food bank
The Young Leaders Group (YLG) of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) is hosting their annual Christmas breakfast and general meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in Cambridge, ON at Sharp Transportation Systems’ offices located at 1225 Balmoral Rd. Registration will be from 8:00am until 8:30am. The meeting […]
Trucking Offers Flexible Options for a Career
It’s been a sad week of news so far this week with many manufacturing plants announcing closings and changes to their workforce. It is always sad to see people losing their jobs and having to look to either retraining, moving, or searching for new work. General Motors announced the closing of several plants across North […]
Career Training Over Job Training
Am I suggesting that you don’t get job training? Of course not everyone needs some type of training on the job and that is normal and expected. What I am suggesting is if you are new to the industry or career that you are looking for that you consider career training as opposed to one […]
The Benefits of Hiring a Driver with Military Background
Talk to any recruiter about the importance of finding the right candidate for their team and you will get a whole list of reasons why this is important. Company culture, technical aspects of the job, and independent decision making are all aspects that many team members need to be successful at their jobs. Finding the […]
Searching for a Job Halloween Style
Trick or Treat-Halloween Carriers “Trick or Treat” is a saying many people know since childhood. You walk house to house every October 31st holding out your bag almost singing the words wondering what type of candy you will get in your bag, will it be a trick or a treat? You keep collecting candy until […]