About Crossroads Truck Training Academy
A History of Success
CROSSROADS Truck Training Academy originally opened in 2000 in Kingston, Ontario, and quickly expanded to serve the Belleville, Ottawa, and Smith Falls areas.
It began with the view that quality training and personal attention are critical to producing competent and confident commercial truck operators. It has kept that vision to the present. As a result of this focus on solid training and skill attainment, the company has held a lead position in commercial truck operator training for over 14 years.
CROSSROADS Training Academy continues this legacy. It is committed to giving full value to its students and to the companies with whom they are eventually employed. Our service area is central Ontario, North of The Greater Toronto Area; however we are receiving greater numbers of students and referrals from carriers throughout Ontario, as well as out of province students and new immigrants. Many of our local students are from Newmarket, Orangeville, Collingwood, Midland, Wasaga Beach, Barrie, Orillia, Huntsville, throughout Muskoka and Halliburton. To accommodate students who come from greater distances we now offer accommodations for a nominal charge. Please call to arrange for accommodations if required
Expanding to Barrie, Ontario
CROSSROADS entered the Barrie market as the result of the shrewd observation by then CROSSROADS office manager, Diane Austin who had relocated to Barrie with her spouse. Diane’s business acumen quickly saw the opportunity for a quality truck training school in the region. As a result, she was instrumental in bringing CROSSROADS Truck Training Academy to Simcoe County & Central Ontario. In 2004 CROSSROADS Training Academy Barrie opened, and became a Private Career College under the Private Career College Act of 2005. It flourished under the leadership of owners Diane Austin and Read Conley, and to date, has trained over 2000 entry level commercial drivers.
Course Development
In 2012 we realized that drivers and employers needed more.
Technology is constantly changing and becoming more complex. Government and corporate policies change and require more of the driver/operator. Skills that are not practiced and honed become dull – the result can be a “negative motor vehicle incident”.
We have developed several courses and offers programs which prepare new drivers for the road, help experienced professional drivers improve their skills and assists companies in meeting the demands of the most recent technological and regulatory changes.
Additionally, to better serve the growing demands of the industry and the changing needs of today’s student, we have:
- Hired new trainers
- Increased the number of Air Brake Courses
- Offer evening and weekend training
Desmond's Impact on Crossroads
Our goal of continuing to attract good people was further enhanced when Desmond Hearn joined our team in 2012. Desmond has over 33 years in the industry, has worked for some of Canada’s largest carriers. Over the past ten years, Desmond has assisted in the development company safety programs, hands on driver training, professional driver evaluations, incident investigations, pre-hire evaluations, long combination vehicle training and acted as a safety counselor.
Desmond specializes in developing custom programs for your companies’ particular needs. More recently, Desmond has taken the role of VP of Operations under the stewardship of President Michael Preston and office manager Diane Austin. Together with their team, they continue the legacy of excellence in training for commercial operators that CROSSROADS Training Academy of Barrie offers to you.
Associations
CROSSROADS is proud to be a part of the Ontario trucking community.
The Crossroads Fleet
The demand for new professional truck drivers in Ontario continues to grow as long-time drivers retire. To meet the training demands, Crossroads Barrie regularly replaces or adds new trucks to its fleet.
- Two Manual International Tractors
- Two Manual Freightliner Tractors
- One Automatic Freightliner Tractor
- One Automatic International Straight Truck
- One Automatic Blue Bird School Bus
- 5 Trailers, (53’ & 48’) with a variety of weights
Comment from President Michael Preston:
“We had no choice but to expand the fleet as more and more men and women seek a driving career in the transportation industry. Crossroads Barrie is well equipped to meet the training needs of our students. Every day our classes are near capacity and we have them driving in our excellent fleet with great instructors.”
Past Graduates
Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada
CROSSROADS Barrie welcomes women into our driver training programs. We have had female students successfully complete our programs and go on to careers in the transportation industry.
Contact CROSSROADS Today!
Please contact us if you have any questions about our courses or instructors.
- CROSSROADS Truck Training Academy
- 2493 Highway 11N Oro-Medonte, ON, L0L 2E0
- 1-705-719-2419
- 1-866-446-0057
- Monday - Friday: 8am - 5pm
