Dispatching & Transportation Operations Archives

Finishing Your Dispatch Training? Here are 5 Things that Need to be Found in a Logbook

As a future dispatcher, you will be responsible for orchestrating the movement of freight across vast distances, while maintaining close communication with truck drivers and clients. As there are many

6 July 2022

Deciding Between Automotive Careers? 4 Signs You Would Make a Great Dispatcher

If you want a career in the trucking industry, but don’t want to be behind the wheel, dispatching might be right for you. Trucking carries with it a number of opportunities that don’t necessarily

13 November 2019

Dispatchers help get drivers from point A to B while minimizing deadhead

What Students in Dispatcher Schools Should Know About Deadhead

So many foods and products we use in our everyday lives get to us by way of trucks. Dispatchers are an important part of the transport operations industry that delivers us those products. The professi

1 November 2019

4 Benefits to Working Night Shifts After Dispatch Training

Understandably, when most people think of working the night shift they imagine feeling tired all the time, falling asleep on the job, and never seeing the light of day. However, with good habits night

13 January 2017

Students in Dispatcher Training: Here’s the History of CB Radio

For years, it was the habit of many truckers on long drives to have an occasional chat with dispatchers, fellow drivers, and even non-industry individuals over their CB radios. CB radio, or citizens b

4 January 2017

In Dispatch Training? Here’s How Hub & Spoke and Point to Point Dispatching Compare

In truck dispatching, two of the most common systems used are called “point to point” and “hub & spoke” (H&S). Point to point involves a driver collecting cargo at the

28 December 2016

What Students in Dispatcher Training Should Know About the Canadian Trucking Alliance

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is a federation of multiple different provincial trucking associations. It represents 4,500 members of the trucking industry in different provinces including carri

21 December 2016

3 Winter Trucking Safety Tips for Students in Dispatcher Training

Canada is known for its rugged, snowy, and cold winters. But no matter the weather conditions, cargo still needs to be transported to where it’s needed. Thus, transportation industry workers like lo

9 December 2016

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I really liked the teachers and the atmosphere and the school. After the course, I was well prepared to go out and find a job. I only had great reviews from the supervisors who revised my practicum. I even got hired at the garage where I did it! The Automotive Training Centre made me get to my goal: I’m now employed as an apprentice and I’m starting my career in the mechanical field.

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