{"id":5228,"date":"2026-02-07T18:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetruckingnetworkevents.ca\/rrlSymposium\/?page_id=5228"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:21:42","slug":"jim-campbell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thetruckingnetworkevents.ca\/rrlSymposium\/jim-campbell\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Like many male millennials, the transportation industry seemed to always be within arms reach. My father drove\n truck in New Brunswick before moving to Ontario, an uncle drove truck, another uncle managed a truck yard, it is\n a great way of life. I recall in grade 10, a grade 12 student bought a truck at 18 years of age, quit school,\n headed out on the highway and never looked back.<\/p>\n

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In 1978 I graduated with honors from St. Catharines Collegiate and Vocational High School, specializing in\n the trades program. Immediately thereafter I gained employment for the next 27 years in hybrid die casting\n and manufacturing. It was here where I honed my logistical planning skills.<\/p>\n

December 2007 I completed six months of training at the Cambridge ON based Canadian Automotive and\n Transportation Institute. This program included four months transportation safety, compliance, dispatch,\n followed by one month each of WSIB policies and Human Resources. I graduated with 98% average.<\/p>\n

Armed with a transcript, letters of reference and ability to adapt, I applied to and began working with\n Ontario Truck Driving School in the spring of 2008. A Career College that has been providing Truck\/ Bus\/\n Heavy Equipment training and assessments since 1978. This gave me a chance to put my \u201cprofessional life\n lesson\u201d to task once again. Company president, Gus Rahim, already had a standard of excellence in the\n industry. He owned five training campuses and managed to assemble a School Association across Ontario, among\n numerous other accolades.<\/p>\n

Holding an ABMZ license I was hired as a Class \u201cD\u201d license driving instructor and in yard class \u201cA\u201d license\n instructor. Sticking to my rules, I learned the OTDS training guides and practical approach to student\n success. Me being me, I could not resist the urge to raise the bar, set standards even higher, increase\n accountability, and so it began\u2026 Important to note none of this is possible without support from strong,\n like minded, company ownership.<\/p>\n

OTDS is now doubled in size and enjoys a culturally diverse infrastructure of professionals. With a fleet of\n 150 of manual and automated transmission tractors, dump trucks, both school and coach buses, vans. 53\u2019van\n trailers as well float trailers make up the bulk of towed vehicles. Heavy equipment and arial lift vehicles\n complete the list of training equipment.<\/p>\n

A milestone reached\u2026 Starting up the federally registered Continental Transport Safety Association (2020)\n where I sit as President. Initial goal of this \u201cnot for profit\u201d platform was to offer MTO Level 1 Air Brake\n Endorsement courses. Professional Accountability via a registered oversight plan, accompanied with course\n auditing has made this happen.<\/p>\n

Aligning CTSA with a growing network of great partners delivering transportation safety solutions,\n mentorship, and training.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n