National Trucking Week

GREETINGS FROM MANITOBA PUBLIC INSURANCE On behalf of Manitoba Public Insurance, I extend best wishes to all Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) members for a safe and memorable National Trucking Week. This week provides an opportunity to recognize the dedicated professional drivers who work hard to ensure safe, reliable and ecient transport on roads throughout our province and across North America. Your industry employs thousands directly, but also provides vital support to other major industries, including agriculture, construction, manufacturing and retail. You are integral to Manitoba's overall economy and standard of living, and your work positively aects every citizen. Manitoba Public Insurance is proud to support the MTA by working together to recruit new drivers to the industry through the Entry Level Professional Truck Driver Training Program. We are also proud to partner with the MTA and its membership on many other road safety and loss prevention strategies which help to reduce risk on our roads and keep Manitoba's professional truck drivers safe. At Manitoba Public Insurance, we appreciate your ongoing commitment and look forward to continuing our work together on industry and road safetyeorts. NATIONAL TRUCKING WEEK - 3 I TRUCKING Sincerely, Dan Guimond President and CEO Manitoba Public Insurance Greetings from Manitoba's Minister of Infrastructure Blaine Pedersen National Trucking Week (September 4-10, 2016) As Manitoba's new Minister of Infrastructure, it is an honour to bring greetings to the Manitoba Trucking Association and its dedicated members during National Trucking Week. In recent months, the Province of Manitoba and the Manitoba Trucking Association have worked collaboratively on many initiatives contributing greatly to the benet of industry and the economy. Knowing that close to 95 per cent of all consumer goods and food products are moved by truck in Canada, and that the trucking sector directly contributes over $65 billion towards the national GDP, we understand your industry and the importance of the work that you do. My team and I remain committed to working collaboratively with the Manitoba Trucking Association. Together we will overcome barriers to internal trade by looking into new options to move forward on items such as regulatory reform, transportation policy harmonization under the New West Partnership Agreement, infrastructure renewal and Green trucking. In saying all that, we also believe that Manitoba's participation in the Western Task Force will facilitate a relatively seamless transition with the New West Partnership Agreement with respect to truck regulation harmonization. I am excited to work with you on upcoming initiatives which will benet both the provincial government and the trucking industry. The trucking industry contributes so much to not only our provincial economy, but to every small town and community across this province. On behalf of the Manitoba government and Manitobans across the province, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude and appreciation for your hard work, dedication and professionalism. This province would be nowhere near as great as it is without your contribution and commitment.

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