MTA Industry Awards
Service to Industry Award – Awarded annually to a member who has made significant contributions toward furthering the aims and development of the truck transportation industry.
The Payne Transportation LP Associate of the Year Award – Recognizes a member of the Associated Trades Division who has made a positive contribution to the programs and/or development of the Association.
Manitoba Trucking Association Pioneeer's Club – Recognizes members of the Trucking Industry who has been continually employed in the trucking business for at least twenty-five years, and have made positive contributions to industry during that time.
MTA-Custom Truck Sales Inc Industry Excellence Award – The MTA annually recognizes 10-15 drivers who epitomize excellence in the trucking industry. These drivers have demonstrated a commitment to the trucking industry, safety, and customer service. They may have performed acts of outstanding bravery or courage, risking their own lives to save others. These are the drivers that every fleet manager and company owner is glad to have as members of their team; these are also the professional drivers other drivers look up to. From this pool of drivers, the annual Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year is chosen.
Download the MTA-Custom Truck Sales Inc Industry Excellence Award nomination form.
2011 MTA-Custom Truck Sales Inc Industry Excellence Award winners:
William DeGroot Jacob Wiebe Arnold Bros. Transport Cheval Transport
Long Haul Driver Long Haul Driver
20+ years driving 10 years accident-free
Over 2 million miles travelled 130,000 annual miles
Robert Yablonski Gustav Giesbrecht, Payne Transportation LP YRC Reimer
Long Haul Driver Long Haul Driver
25 years accident free 17 years on the road
Over 3 million miles travelled Nearly 4 million total miles

Donald Lister Randal Panko
Canada Safeway Heartland Transport
Short-haul domestic driver Long Haul Driver
30 years driving experience 6 years driving, all accident-free
3 million miles lifetime 820,000 miles lifetime
Driver of the Year - The Manitoba Driver of the Year Award is presented annually to one of the award winners from the previous year’s Driver of the Month competition.
These awards are given based on commitment to industry, safety, outstanding
acts, and customer service. From the Driver of the Month award winners,
one recipient emerges to win the Manitoba Driver of the Year Award. This
award is sponsored by Volvo Trucks Canada.
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Manitoba Trucking Association Telephone: (204) 632.6600 Fax: (204) 694.7134 info@trucking.mb.ca |

