Transportation of Dangerous Goods

The trucking industry plays a vital role in Manitoba’s economy. There are over 28,000 Manitobans directly employed in the truck transportation sector, and figures show that for every ten jobs created in the trucking industry, seven jobs are created in associated industries. The transportation and warehousing industry employs 5.7% of Manitoba’s labour force, and consistently makes up 6 to 7% of the provincial GDP. Not only is trucking a major contributor to Manitoba’s economy, it is a critical service provider to the rest of the industries driving the Manitoban economy such as wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing, construction, and agriculture.

The Manitoba Trucking Association exists to advocate, support and educate to ensure a safe and healthy business environment for the trucking industry.  We have been the voice of the trucking industry in Manitoba since 1932.   We are, first and foremost, an advocacy group working on behalf of the trucking industry.  We are comprised of Carrier members and Associated Trades members. We have over 300 member companies that represent over 10,000 employees.

Those member companies represent about 25% of the for-hire trucking companies in Manitoba, whose fleets represent over 75% of the trucks licensed in Manitoba. Our Carrier members range in size from one‐truck operators to companies with over a thousand trucks. We have PSV (for‐hire) fleets, private fleets, household mover fleets, heavy haul fleets, couriers and local cartage companies among our membership. Some of these carrier members stay within city and provincial limits; others are involved in cross‐border trade and international shipping.

The Manitoba Trucking Association is a member of the Canadian Trucking Alliance. The Canadian Trucking Alliance is the federation of the seven provincial trucking associations and has over 4,500 member companies nationally. The mandate of the Canadian Trucking Alliance is to represent the trucking industry’s viewpoint on national and international policy, regulatory and legislative issues that affect trucking.The Manitoba Trucking Association was formed in 1932, to address the concerns of both the fledgling industry and the consuming public, when a group of truck transport professionals met at a Winnipeg hotel to organize for self-protection against regulation.

Over the years, the stance changed to that of cooperating with regulation that was good for the provincial trucking industry, and by the late 1990’s, the cycle of regulation had gone almost full circle to a deregulated state bolstered by safety codes. Since 1929, the Association has served to organize the Manitoba trucking industry into a professional trade group who control their own industry, and it has been at the forefront of Manitoba’s trucking industry since the early 1930’s. Since then, the Manitoba trucking industry has become a powerful economic force reaching into every aspect of life. Everything we wear, use or consume – necessity or luxury – makes part of the long journey from raw material to end product by truck.