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A Candid Conversation with Gerald Carroll, Chairman of the TTSAO Carrier Group

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The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) is the largest association representing commercial truck driver training programs in Ontario. The Association represents and supports 50 training campuses and the 7,000 entry-level driver graduates (annually) in Ontario and across Canada through its advocacy, networking, education and certification programs to help members produce the highest quality of professional drivers possible.

The TTSAO consists of its members, partners and two advisory groups, the TTSAO Carrier Group and TTSAO Insurance Group, that have proven to be a key ingredient in the Association’s success.

Gerald Carroll, Chairman of the TTSAO Carrier Group, is proud to represent the community of carriers, drivers, vendors and partners that encompass the Carrier Group and beyond. He explains that it’s not about the logo on your truck or who you work for, it’s about being a part of a community and looking out for one another. 

“We represent tens of thousands of professional drivers in Ontario with the Carrier Group. In our Group, alone, you see so many good things that are happening. For example, at the TTSAO Annual Conference, we celebrate our trainers –
the ‘unsung heroes’ that are doing the training with our drivers. And at our last Carrier Group meeting, we invited all TTSAO members to attend and it was fun to watch all the groups – schools, drivers, Insurance Group members, Carrier Group members, vendors, partners – come together to network and share information. It’s a great organization made up of people that are all there to help each other.”

 

“At the end of the day, those who are involved in the Carrier Group and with the TTSAO are companies that want what’s best for the person on the road because it effects everybody.”

 

The common thread that’s weaved throughout the TTSAO community is the focus of making our roads better and safer. At every Carrier Group meeting, members and subject-matter experts come together to network and share valuable insights on what’s occurring in the industry, the obstacles that need to be overcome, and safe practices that keep everybody safe.

“At the end of the day, those who are involved in the Carrier Group and with the TTSAO are companies that want what’s best for the person on the road because it effects everybody,” says Gerald. “If there’s an accident on the road, you always wonder if it’s your company, is the driver and everyone else involved okay, and how can you make operations better. That’s what it comes down to: how can we make the roads safer for everyone.”

As a Carrier Group member, you have access to thousands of entry-level qualified drivers through TTSAO schools, whom you can cherry-pick for your workforce. Gerald points out that Carrier Group members also have the opportunity to communicate their specialties and specific needs through the schools, which helps them find graduates who can naturally fulfill their needs.

Carrier Group members also network with some of the best private and for-hire carriers in the business and share best practices, recruiting and retention strategies.

To learn more about the TTSAO Carrier Group, contact Gerald Carroll at gerald.carroll@wesbell.com.