TTSAO Instructor of the Year Award for 2024 We are thrilled to announce that Roland “Rolly” Winnan has been awarded the prestigious TTSAO 2024 Truck Driver Instructor of the Year Award, proudly sponsored by Tenstreet. With 35 years of experience in the trucking industry, Rolly has spent the past year making an indelible mark at […]
TTSAO Training Tip – Rollover
A report of a driver’s death, caused by a rollover, brings forward the importance to understand what is required to avoid this problem. Rollovers have become the number one mistake that will take a driver’s life! This is a totally preventable situation. Knowledgeable drivers will never allow a mistake to occur when they know the […]
A TTSAO Member School – Northstar Truck Driving School
At Northstar Truck Driving School Ltd., we are committed to providing the highest quality of training and education to all individuals wishing to pursue a career in the transportation industry. All our courses meet and/or exceed the Government training standards for Tractor-Trailer (AZ) Driver programs including the MELT standards which will further enhance our graduate’s […]
TTSAO Training Tip – Fundamentals
While teaching your student/driver, you’ll need to show them how to correctly use brake lights and turn signals: the two of the most common methods of communicating what we are doing with our vehicles. The most direct way to instill the practice of proper communication, which we will call the “C” word, is to inform your student/driver when they […]
President’s Report for April 2024
Following up on our Conference, the committee will be meeting this month to determine a date and location for next year’s conference. Many on the committee feel we have outgrown Lionhead, and that is a shame as we have had many good programs with their help. The biggest topic of discussion, and application of effort, […]
A Disturbing Trend in Truck Driver Training
In an informative article from Rita Smith of Road Warrior News, Smith discusses the top 7 ways to tell a Trucker paid for a “bad” school See the full article here