Dallas Beal, CCLP Wins CITT Award of Excellence

Dallas Beal, CCLP was recognized with the prestigious CITT Award of Excellence at Canada's Logistics Conference 2024.

Dallas Beal, CCLP, has been awarded the CITT Award of Excellence for 2023. Now in its 23rd year, this award is given to a CITT-Certified Logistics Professional (CCLP) designation holder, who has demonstrated career-long excellence and leadership in supply chain logistics. It also recognizes professionals who have shown notable involvement with CITT.

A long-time member of the CITT National Board of Directors, including more than three years as Chair, Dallas currently serves as the President and General manager of Ghost Transportation Services in Saskatoon. And while his career in transportation started with a job as a dispatcher nearly three decades ago, his commitment to our industry dates back much further.

“Growing up in the transport business, I always loved trucking”, he explained. “Even as a little kid, I loved going to the shop and seeing what was happening—being around the heavy equipment and seeing what was going on with fuel hauling, that sort of thing. I really learned about the business from an early age.”

Dallas explained that thanks to organizations like CITT, public awareness about transportation is growing. “It’s always important to remind people how hugely important transportation is,” he said. “Building that awareness of how tomatoes get from Los Angeles to the grocery store in Toronto, for example.”

He also expressed the importance of awards such as the CITT Award of Excellence in terms of their ability to generate interest from the upcoming generation of logistics professionals. “It’s also important that we get people interested in the industry, help mentor them, and answer all of their questions. Nurturing the next generation is hugely important.”

Asked his advice for people new to the transportation and logistics business, he added, “You have to give, to get. This is an incredible business, with way too many talented people for talent alone to get you where you need to go. To be successful, you need to be the person that’s always taking action. When you don’t have the answers, start asking the questions.”