HR Champions
Meet the Champions of HR
The trucking industry’s human resources practices are enhanced every day, and you can thank the efforts of dedicated industry professionals.
Champions of Human Resources 2010
Joan Macdonald, PEI
Joan Macdonald has been involved in the trucking industry for over four decades. As the owner of JVI Provincial Transportation and Safety Academy until April 2008 her school was accredited with the Council in November 1999. As the President of New Life Resources, she continues to support high quality training.
Joan was a representative of the CTHRC accredited schools on the CTHRC Board of Directors for 2 years and is currently a member of the CTHRC Outreach steering committee.
Joan’s passion for the industry was evident at Truck World 2010, in Toronto, when she volunteered to speak to high school students and counsellors about the careers opportunities in the industry. Ms. Macdonald continues to be an active advocate of the industry by promoting the careers and best practices in the trucking industry.
Joan is a Champion because she has demonstrated leadership and commitment to the pursuit of professionals among new drivers in Atlantic Canada.
Group Award
Keltic Transport, NBKeltic has been supporting training of entry level professional drivers to national Occupational Standards since 2003 in Atlantic Canada. They provide supervised work experience to students, as they recognize the importance of increasing the pool of available qualified professional drivers, for all carriers.
Sunbury Transport, NB
Sunbury supports the integration of entry level professional drivers by providing 4 weeks of coaching and mentoring to Earning Your Wheels students and those completing the APTA recognized training. Drivers are also provided with ongoing professional development throughout their career at Sunbury with a variety of courses.
McConnell Transport, NB
McConnell Transport are helping to raise the bar of professional driving by encouraging potential drivers to only enroll in training that will give them the skills to become a professional driver. They support training to National Occupational Standards by coaching and hire graduates of the Earning Your Wheels program and the APTA Standards program.
McConnell Transport are helping to raise the bar of professional driving by encouraging potential drivers to only enroll in training that will give them the skills to become a professional driver. They support training to National Occupational Standards by coaching and hire graduates of the Earning Your Wheels program and the APTA Standards program.
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All three companies have been involved with the Council over the years in Labour Market Information activities and other project committees.
Midland Transport, NB
Midland Transport is another example of a company that believes human resources are key to a successful company. Over the years they have been actively involved in a number of Council projects like Canada’s Driving Force Research into driver issues.As a supporter of quality training, they have also supported training to national standards by providing coaches to help newly trained drivers acquire the skill needed to perform safely.
Midland is being recognized for its commitment over the years to the trucking industry through their support of the Council, their commitment to quality training.
Armour Transportation, NB
“Our Driving Force is People” - Members of the Armour team have been involved with the Council for a number of years. Dave Emeno is currently a member of the National HR Advisory Committee and Norm Poirier has been a member of numerous project steering committees like PDRP and is currently a member of the Curriculum Recognition Committee.Armour Transportation has promoted and supported quality training for entry level drivers for many years. They have taken on students to coach even if they were not hiring at that time.
Armour is being recognized for its commitment over the years to the trucking industry through their support of the Council, their commitment to quality training and to the support of the Trucking Human Resources Sector Council Atlantic, promoting good HR practices in the industry.
DD Transport, NL
DD Transport, now part of the Warren Group has been dedicated to providing professional and above average service to its customers. They have upgraded the skills of their dispatchers using the CTHRC materials and supported the entry-level training of drivers to national standards through coaching.Gay White has been involved in helping to develop National Standards for Coach/Mentor/Assessor as well as training materials. She is also a member of the Professional Driver Trainer Certification Committee.
Gord Peddle is currently a member of the CTHRC Board of Directors and the incoming Chair and his company is a champion because they have demonstrated leadership in HR in Newfoundland Labrador.
DD Transport is being recognized for its commitment over the years to the trucking industry through their support of the Council, their commitment to quality training and to the promotion of Careers in Transportation.
Kelly Henderson, NS
Kelly has been a leader in Atlantic Canada promoting the need to address human resource issues. She has worked tirelessly to provide industry with access to programs that would ensure entry-level drivers would meet industry standards.Kelly is also a CTHRC Board member and both she and her staff have been involved in CTHRC committees, focus groups and advisory groups. THRSC has taken a lead in providing additional LMI to the provinces she is supporting.
She has been recognized throughout Atlantic Canada and the industry as a strong leader and supporter of human resources.
Group Award
Government of New Brunswick – Training and Employment Development
Government of Nova Scotia – Dept of Education, Private Career Colleges
Both the government departments are being recognized today for publically supporting industry in the training of entry-level drivers. Both departments have set requirements for schools that are not found anywhere else in Canada. They have taken the lead and others are now following.
Champions of Human Resources 2009
Cliff Soper, Transport Training and Development Association, AB
Cliff Soper joined the Transport Training and Development Association as executive director in 2003, and actively participated in the Closing the Gap research initiatives and promoted the value of training to National Occupational Standards. He has demonstrated leadership in the pursuit of professionalism among Alberta
Roger Clarke , Alberta
Roger Clarke has been a board member of the Transport Training and Development Association since 2003, and he has been an active supporter in developing National Occupational Standards for Professional Drivers and Driver Trainers. Roger has been an advocate for safety and a strong supporter of professionalism in the industry.
Alberta
Alberta Transportation has been recognized for its commitment to the trucking industry, through the support of the Transport Training and Development Association and proactive measures to raise the standards for Class 1 commercial drivers through the new Commercial Driver Licence (CDL) endorsement.
Emmet Callahan, CCA Truck Driver Training, AB
Emmet Callahan is the owner of CCA Truck Driver Training in Calgary
Mayne Root , Alberta
In his role as executive director of the Alberta Motor Transport Association, Mayne Root has been an active supporter of the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council. He is currently involved in the steering committee to measure the link between training, licensing and safety, as well as the Labour Market Information project.
Alberta
The Alberta Motor Transport Association is itself recognized for commitments to the trucking industry through the support of the Transport Training and Development Association, an ongoing commitment to quality training, and the promotion of Careers in Transportation.
Darshan Kailly, CFMVMT , AB
Darshan Kailly of CFMVMT was a founding member of the Transport Training and Development Association and is recognized throughout Alberta
Roy Craigen, TRANSCOM Fleet Services, AB
Roy Craigen was chair of the CTHRC for six years, and worked tirelessly to promote the Council, its products and services, as well as the industry’s career opportunities. He remained an active member of a number of committees, and represented the Alberta Motor Transport Association on the Board of Directors.
Champions of Human Resources 2008
Paul Landry, British Columbia
Paul Landry has been involved with the CTHRC since 2002 and was a member of the Steering Committee for Phase 1 and 2 of Canada ’s Driving Force, a massive research initiative that analyzed human resources issues in Canada British Columbia
Rick Viventi, Arrow Transportation, BC
Rick Viventi has been involved with the Council since 1998 and helped to develop the Occupational Standards for Professional Driver. He became a member of the Steering Committee to help in the development of the Occupational Standard for Transportation Safety Professional and Dispatcher and was also involved in creating an e-learning program for dispatchers.
Coastal Pacific Xpress , BC
CPX supports the integration of entry level professional drivers by providing eight weeks of paid coaching and mentoring to Earning Your Wheels students. CPX provides drivers with ongoing professional development throughout their careers, with a variety of courses and simulator-based upgrading initiatives.
Berry & Smith Trucking Ltd., Penticton/Delta, BC
Berry & Smith Trucking Ltd. supports training to National Occupational Standards by coaching and hiring graduates of the CTHRC’s Earning Your Wheels program. The company is a champion of training standards and safety on our roads.
DCT Chambers Trucking Ltd., BC
Since 2003, DCT has supported the training of entry-level professional drivers to meet National Occupational Standards. The fleet provides supervised work experience to students and encourages its owner-operators to hire these individuals. DCT will coach students even if they are not committed to joining the fleet, since it recognizes the importance of increasing the industry’s pool of available and qualified professional drivers.
Trimac Transportation Services, BC.
Trimac Transportation supports the growth of the professional driver pool by offering financial support to those who want to obtain the training that meets National Occupational Standards. Trimac has trained 35 coaches in 3 provinces with the hopes of integrating Earning Your Wheels graduates into the fleet and to ensure the long-term success of these graduates as professional drivers.Andy Roberts, Mountain Transport Institute, BC
Andy Roberts offers tireless support to the Earning Your Wheels program, school accreditation, Professional Driver Recognition Program, and marketing efforts of the CTHRC. As a Master Trainer in the Earning Your Wheels program, he should be applauded for his enthusiasm in training new schools and instructors, and a willingness to be a mentor.
Ross Christie (formerly Unique Personnel), QC
Ross Christie is an exceptional leader who has a natural ability to create opportunities for others. His business talent and achievement throughout his career have influenced the trucking industry of today. He is unsurpassed in his contribution to training standards and recognition of driving as a professional career.
