Private Motor Truck Council of Canada

09/04/2026

Good morning and Happy Friday everyone! Leading into this Labour Day weekend, please take a moment to thank all the professional truck drivers who are delivering goods, food, medicine, and other essential items all year long. We greatly appreciate you, and all that you do, for Canadians. Enjoy the long weekend, everyone!

09/03/2026

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A stretch of all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Portland, Ore., will be closed for up to five weeks beginning on Sept. 11.  The closure on this

09/03/2026

Good morning everyone! Our 2026 PMTC Western Canada Conference takes place on October 7, and offers a valuable line-up of seminars including Technology & Logistics.

Join moderator Marcel E. Pouliot, Western Canada Business Manager with the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada; panelists Amit Bhargava, CEO of EnviroApps Inc., and Terry Gardiner, Business Development Manager with ISAAC Instruments; and other industry leaders, regulators, and innovators to focus on what works: practical compliance, applied innovation, and a disciplined safety culture that strengthens performance and resilience.

Join the conversation and turn change into opportunity: register today at https://tinyurl.com/43awrxbn

09/02/2026

Connect with us, and fellow industry leaders across Canada, at our FREE webinar, New Challenges, New Technologies, New Opportunities: Workplace Drug Testing is Changing. Led by Dr. Eva Maria Reichardt with Abbott, we will explore current workplace drug testing trends and how emerging processes are shaping the future of workplace safety programs.

This webinar is scheduled on September 30 at 1 p.m. EST. Register today and join in on this powerful discussion at https://tinyurl.com/4dmkcyj9

We have spots available for this webinar! To learn more and reserve your spot, please contact us at [email protected].

09/01/2026

Good news: our annual PMTC Fall Golf Tournament is this month!
Greater news: we still have spots available for teams!
The best news: we have an incredible event planned for you!

Prepare your A-game and join us for a full day of , , free on-course (thanks to Molson Coors) and great game of with fellow members, industry allies and friends.

To learn more and register your team, visit https://tinyurl.com/574uvwxr

08/31/2026

This Saturday was the Special Olympics Ontario Truck Ride and it was an incredible day. PMTC President Mike Millian attended and watched fellow PMTC members - including Penske, Home Hardware, Building Centre & Furniture Stores, GFL Environmental, Challenger Motor Freight Inc., J&R Hall Transport Inc. and Drive For CNTL - attend and participate in this year's event!

The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada is a proud of this annual event, and we are truly grateful for all our members and industry allies for taking part and supporting the community.

08/27/2026

The Alberta Motor Transport Association, in partnership with the Government of Canada, is pleased to offer the FREE webinar, Reducing Fuel Consumption with SmartWay & SmartDriver, on September 16 at 11 a.m. MST.

On this webinar, we will learn about free programming that's designed to help fleets save fuel, reduce emissions, and increase on-road safety.

To learn more and register, please visit https://amta.ca/portal/events/reducing-fuel-consumption-with-smartway-and-smartdriver

08/27/2026

PMTC's Western Canada Business Manager Marcel E. Pouliot will be presenting at the CITT's Logistics Briefing event in Regina, SK!

Join Marcel, the PMTC, and fellow industry leaders for a day of , , and your peers on September 22, 2026.

The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada is a proud sponsor and supporter of CITT and this Logistics Briefing event - to learn more and register, please visit https://www.citt.ca/events/saskatchewan-logistics-briefing-2026

08/26/2026

Good morning everyone! We are less than one month away from our annual PMTC Fall Golf Tournament. This Tournament is an annual tradition for a reason: prepare your A-game and join us for a day of , , free on-course (thanks to Molson Coors) and great game of with fellow members, industry allies and friends.

To learn more and register, please visit https://tinyurl.com/574uvwxr and we will see you on September 22nd!

08/25/2026

The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, hosted in partnership with KRTS Transportation Specialists Inc. and sponsored by Volvo Group, are pleased to offer the NATMI Certified Driver Trainer program.

This program is dedicated to giving students the tools they need to nurture your workplace safety program. Graduates will have the skills to build lesson plans, educate others, and implement driver training programs in house!

This two-day train-the-trainer program takes place on October 21 & 22, 2026 - to learn more and register, with the note that seating is limited, please visit https://tinyurl.com/ms6nk58e