TruckingFriday, April-6-18- Winnipeg, MB – The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) today held its 86th Annual General Meeting at the RBC Convention Center. This year’s President’s report focused on carbon tax concerns, association policy work and community engagement. The AGM also saw the election of the new Board of Directors, they are as follows:
- John Erik Albrechtsen Paul’s Hauling Limited
- Jeannie Arnold Arnold Bros. Transport
- Brent Arnold Arnold Bros. Transport
- Jasvir Singh Brar 4Tracks Ltd.
- PJ Singh 4Tracks Ltd.
- John Curcio Manitoulin Transport Inc.
- Bruce Danylchuk E.B.D. Enterprises Inc.
- Ed Dillon Kleysen Group LP
- Bernie Driedger Portage Transport
- Jason Dubois Len Dubois Trucking
- Darrin Fiske Kleysen Group LP
- Kyle Harris Harris Transport Ltd.
- Scott Kinley Gladstone Transfer
- Derek Lachaine TransX Group
- Darren Lane Fast Lane Freight Services
- Peter McDonald TransX Group
- Thomas McKee Payne Transportation
- Marc Meyer Meyer Bros. Trucking Ltd.
- Ryan Mitchell Wildwood Transport Inc.
- Jeff Odway Prairie International
- Rob Penner Bison Transport Inc.
- Kevin Small Agri-Fresh Transport
- Dave Tyrchniewicz Turk Enterprises Ltd.
- Pauline Wiebe-Peters Payne Transportation
- Steve Zokvic Bison Transport Inc.
- Ray Samaroo Gardewine
- Howard Hildebrand Searcy Trucking Ltd.
- Jim Devlin Bridgestone Commercial
- Chris Fredrickson Peterbilt Manitoba
- Gilles Durand Du-Vall Transport Inc.
- Michael Mourant Agrifoods Group
Following the formal portion of the AGM there was a presentation from Stephen Laskowski, President of the Canadian Trucking Alliance. Pete Dalmazzi, President of Trucks for Change Network provided some insight into that charity and how Manitoba companies can get involved. Lou Smyrlis and Derek Clouthier of Newcom Media Inc. also moderated two panel discussions. The first a discussion on the image of the trucking industry included:
- Bruce Duggan Buller Centre for Business Providence University College
- Reg Wightman Manitoba Motor Carrier Division
- Richard Cloutier CJOB Global News
- Ward Keith Manitoba Public Insurance
- Terry Shaw Manitoba Trucking Association
The second panel discussion was with Manitoba’s Top Fleet Employers and included:
- Bill Friesen Keystone Western
- Brent Arnold Arnold Bros. Transport
- Thomas McKee Payne Transportation Ltd.
- Rob Penner Bison Transport Inc.
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For more information, please contact:
Terry Shaw
Executive Director
204-632-6600