Mike grew up on a beef farm in rural Southwestern Ontario in Huron County. Mike began his career in the Trucking Industry in 1990 at the age of 18, spending three years working for a local carrier Hauling Livestock and bulk agriculture products. At the age of 21 Mike went to work for a long Haul Refrigerated and general freight carrier and spent 5 years hauling all sorts of freight in all 48 US Mainland States and 6 Canadian Provinces. The Carrier then opened a Certified Driver Training School in 1998 and Mike came off the road and become one of the Schools first Certified Driver Trainers. In 2000 Mike Transitioned into Safety and Compliance for the Fleet, while still working part time as a Trainer for the School. In 2002 Mike moved over to a Private Fleet and became the Safety, Compliance, Maintenance and Training manger for the Hensall District Co-operative’s Commercial Trucking Fleet. Mike spent the next 12.5 years with Hensall and oversaw the Fleets as it grew from 40 Trucks in 2002 to over 140 in 2015. In January of 2015 Mike moved into the Trucking Association business and was named the President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, where he remains in his current role.

For Immediate Release

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March 21, 2016 – Milton, On: Making Eligibility Easier (MEE), a division of ISB Canada, who sponsored the Fleet Safety Award last year, have decided to participate again in 2016 and sponsor a brand new initiative that is part of the PMTC Awards at their annual conference in June of this year.  MEE will be the proud sponsor of “The PMTC Professional Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Training Scholarship”. The recipient of this award will receive a complete TTSAO or PTDI certified training course through KRTS Transportation specialists, or $5,000.00 towards another approved school if the winner is from outside of Ontario.
Michael Thompson, CEO of ISB Canada stated “In recognition of our continued alliance with the PMTC and our new partnership with the TTSAO, ISB and our MEE Driver Qualification platform, we are excited to be sponsoring this year’s PMTC Professional CMV Driver Training Scholarship.  The first, and one of the most important steps to enrolling a new student or hiring a new driver, is having them fully qualified by the MEE Driver Qualification platform.  The MEE platform has been identified as the “best in class” standard for qualifying drivers and students by commercial insurance companies like Aviva.  We look forward to continuing to work with the PMTC to bring the very best hiring standards to the PMTC members and entry level drivers through the TTSAO.”
“With MEE so graciously deciding to move to sponsoring the new award this year, it has allowed Aviva Canada to move into being the new sponsor of the PMTC-Aviva Fleet Safety Awards, which was a perfect fit for Aviva and their goals of promoting best Fleet Safety practices” stated PMTC president Mike Millian.

Don Williams, Senior Manager, Transportation for Aviva Canada proclaimed “We are privileged to have the opportunity to sponsor the Private Fleet Safety Award.  Aviva Canada recognizes the dedication and commitment that a company exhibits in going above and beyond through their fleet safety practices.”
Mike Millian went on to add, “The PMTC is grateful to the supporters of the goals and objectives of promoting best practices in fleet safety and training, and thanks Aviva, MEE and KRTS for working together to promote all three.” These awards, and all others are currently open for applicants to apply at www.pmtc.ca, or by emailing info@pmtc.ca for more information.

 

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Mike grew up on a beef farm in rural Southwestern Ontario in Huron County. Mike began his career in the Trucking Industry in 1990 at the age of 18, spending three years working for a local carrier Hauling Livestock and bulk agriculture products. At the age of 21 Mike went to work for a long Haul Refrigerated and general freight carrier and spent 5 years hauling all sorts of freight in all 48 US Mainland States and 6 Canadian Provinces. The Carrier then opened a Certified Driver Training School in 1998 and Mike came off the road and become one of the Schools first Certified Driver Trainers. In 2000 Mike Transitioned into Safety and Compliance for the Fleet, while still working part time as a Trainer for the School. In 2002 Mike moved over to a Private Fleet and became the Safety, Compliance, Maintenance and Training manger for the Hensall District Co-operative’s Commercial Trucking Fleet. Mike spent the next 12.5 years with Hensall and oversaw the Fleets as it grew from 40 Trucks in 2002 to over 140 in 2015. In January of 2015 Mike moved into the Trucking Association business and was named the President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada, where he remains in his current role.