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.

Columnists,Mike Millian |
July 3, 2019

The PMTC’s 2019 Annual General Meeting and Conference was the most successful event in the history of the PMTC! The response from Sponsors and attendees shattered all previous records, and the early returns from our questionnaire’s sent out indicate people were very satisfied with the educational value provided by our seminar speakers, and the networking opportunities provided during our exhibitor showcases.

This was the 5th year in a row that we have set new attendance records, this year reaching 259, surpassing last years total of 204. Sponsors and exhibitor participation also set new highs. We actually sold out of space on March 18th and ended up having to turn 9 sponsors away as a result of simply having no more room!

Work on next year’s conference has already began, with the 2020 conference being held June 10th to the 12th, also in Niagara Falls, but at a new Hotel, the Sheraton on the Falls. The new venue will allow us more room to continue to grow the conference. Planning for conference content will also begin in the next month. Those who sponsored this year will be given first opportunity to confirm your space for next year, watch for this communication from our office in October. The PMTC and its member’s thank you all for your support, and hope to see you out again next year to continue the upward trend! Please feel free to reach back to our office at any time by emailing Annette at info@pmtc.ca, or call us at 905-827-0587.

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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.