Welcome to the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association

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GENERAL MEETING & CONVENTION (Annual)
Held each year in one of our Atlantic provinces, this event brings together hundreds of leading figures in the Atlantic Canadian trucking industry for meetings, discussions and networking.

New executive officers and board members are elected every two years for the APTA and the councils of Safety and Associated Trades. Discussions are held on annual reports, topics of interest, issues and suggestions for the future.

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TRUCK TECHNOLOGY (Maintenance) SEMINAR (Bi-annual)
Held in the year opposite the Atlantic TRUCK Show, the focus on technology draws over 200 industry participants for 2 days of information and instruction. Presenters are recognized technical people from the goods and services suppliers to the trucking industry.

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ATLANTIC DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Annual)
The APTA Safety Council organizes the Atlantic Driving Championships to promote safe driving skills and professional awareness among truck drivers. In order to compete, a driver must be a professional truck driver and must have maintained an accident free driving record for at least one full year before the event.

2010 WINNERS

2-axle Chris Underwood, Armour Transportation Systems
4-axle Steve MacPhee, Day & Ross Transportation Group
5-axle Alan Constantine, Armour Transportation Systems
B-Train Blaine Hubley, Gerald Battist Trucking Limited
Team Armour Transportation Systems
Rookie Tony Smallman, Keltic Transportation Inc.

2 axle

2nd place - Roy Mattinson, Roy B. Mattinson and Sons
3rd place- James Chambers, Armour Transportation Systems
Professionalism - Roy Mattinson, Roy B. Mattinson and Sons

4 axle

2nd place - Herb Peters, Day & Ross Transportation Group
3rd place - John Chambers, Armour Transportation Systems
Professionalism - Roger Aucoin, Fastrax Transport

5 axle

2nd place - Victor Poirier, Armour Transportation Systems
3rd place - Ken Swinamer, Bison Transport
Professionalism - Ron Syben, Bison Transport

B-Train

2nd place - Shawn Pieschke, The TDL Group
3rd place - Robert MacGregor, Midland Transport Limited
Professionalism - Glenn Fisher, The TDL Group

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APTA SAFETY / MMTA - CROSS BORDER SEMINAR (Annual)
The APTA Safety Council and the Maine Motor Transport Association (MMTA) Safety Council bring together a group of expert people from both sides of the border each Fall for a safety conference. This event is open to members of both associations and provides a wonderful opportunity to network with other safety professionals from both sides of the border.