How Work Gets Done
The decisions made by the Ontario Trucking Association’s board and committees have a direct impact on the province’s trucking industry. From policy advocacy to shaping industry standards, these groups play a vital role in ensuring a safe, efficient, and sustainable future for Ontario’s trucking sector. Discover the people and teams behind the OTA’s influential work.
Our Committees
The Board of Directors is primarily responsible for establishing and approving the association’s policies and positions. They provide direction and support to staff while overseeing the association’s overall well-being.
OTA Board of Directors (2022-2024 Term)
Michael Anderson
President
Anderson Haulage Limited
Kevin Berry
President
Premier Bulk Systems
Steve Brookshaw
Executive Vice President
TFI International
Michael Buna
Director, Transportation, Central Canada
Walmart Fleet ULC
Mark Bylsma
President
Spring Creek Carriers Inc.
Manny Calandrino
President & CEO
Fastfrate
David Carr
Senior Vice President, Dedicated Canadian Operations
Day & Ross
Dan Colagiacomo
Managing Partner
GX Transportation Solutions Inc.
Doug Coleman
President
Doug Coleman Trucking Ltd.
Wayne Cooney
President
Cooney Transit Inc.
Dave Cox
Vice President
Polaris Transportation Group
Nicholas D’Amico
President
Thomas Solutions
Chad Doiron
Chief Executive Officer
CCT Auto Trans Inc.
Ron Eadie
General Manager – US Group of Companies
Contrans Flatbed Group
Dan Einwechter
Chairman & CEO
Challenger Motor Freight Inc.
Wendell Erb
President & CEO
Erb Group of Companies
John Foss
Executive Manager, National Accounts
Trailcon Leasing Inc.
Julie Francis
Director, Eastern Region
Arnold Bros. Transport Ltd.
Joseph Gagne
President
Abrams Towing Services Ltd.
Craig Germain
Chief Operating Officer
XTL Transport Inc.
Alex Giannuzzi
VP Operations North East
Trimac Transportation Ltd.
Karine Goyette
Executive Vice President
C.A.T. Inc.
Gord Grant
President
Grant’s Transport Limited
Bradley Grant
President
Active Transport Inc.
Jeffrey Hall
President
J & R Hall Transport Inc.
Sukhy Hayre
Assistant Controller
XTL Transport Inc.
Thomas Hennig
Director, Trucking Operations
Canadian National Railway
James Johnstone
Head of Transportation
Giant Tiger Stores Ltd.
Geoffrey Joseph
Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Haulage Canada Corp.
Jeff King
President
Manitoulin Group of Companies
Jay Kirkpatrick
Director Transportation & Vendor Relations at Purolator Inc.
Purolator Inc.
Trevor Kurtz
General Manager
Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd.
Stephen Laskowski
President
Ontario Trucking Association
Lance Lepage
President
Harland Veinotte Ltd.
Hugh Loomans
President/Owner
Sylvite
Sara Mackie
Director of Special Services
Mackie Transportation
Ron Martin
President
Bridgeland Terminals Limited
Dave Martin
Vice President, Eastern Operations
Bison Transport
Robert McDonald
President
APPS Transport Group
Johnny McKevitt
Vice President, Operations
McKevitt Trucking Ltd.
Jody McLean
General Manager
Empire Transportation Ltd.
Natalie Meyers
Director
Hartrans Cartage Services Limited
Grant Mitchell
President & CEO
Kenan Advantage Group
David Moore
VP, Ontario
Morneau Geo
Rob Morrice
Operations Manager
Morrice Transportation
Bruce Mullin
President & CEO
KBD Transportation (1067273)
Jonathan Neeb
President
Frontier Distribution Services Inc.
Scott Newby
VP Sales & Marketing
Midland Transport Limited
Steve Ondejko
President
Onfreight Logistics
Jim Peeples
President
Challenger Motor Freight Inc.
Mark Price
AVP Transportation, Domestic Operations
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited
Kyle Reain
Vice President
Altanic Transportation
Luke Robak
Vice President
One For Freight
Mark Seymour
President
Kriska Transportation
Jennifer Shannon
Vice President
Shandex Truck Ltd.
Jason Smith
Director, Transportation
J.D. Smith and Sons Limited
Mike Smith
Owner
T.D. Smith Transport
Scott Smith
President
J.D. Smith and Sons Limited
Rick Standish
President and CEO
PDI
James Steed
President
Steed Standard Transport Limited
Julie Tanguay
President & CEO
E.G. Gray Transportation Ltd.
Vince Tarantini
General Manager
Carmen Transportation Group
Jim Thomson
President & CEO
Thomson Terminals Limited
Ryan Tilley
Operations Manager, Rates
The Tandet Group
Scott Tilley
President
The Tandet Group
Dmitry Tsvetkov
Transportation Director
United Parcel Service Canada Ltd.
David Tumber
Chief Operating Officer
Kriska Transportation
Ron Uloth
Vice President/General Manager
The Rosedale Group
Scott Verspeeten
President
Verspeeten Cartage Limited
Chris Walker
President
Sameday Worldwide
Brad Woodcock
President
Woodcock Brothers Corporate Group
David Zavitz
Senior VP, Sales & Marketing
Canada Cartage System LP
Kirk Zavitz
President
Zavcor Trucking Limited
The Executive Committee is a committee of the Board of Directors. Working with staff, the Executive is responsible for monitoring the ongoing operations of the association. The Chairman of the Board chairs the Committee.
OTA Executive Committee (2022-2024 Term)
Michael Anderson
President
Anderson Haulage Limited
Kevin Berry
President
Premier Bulk Systems
Mark Bylsma
President
Spring Creek Carriers Inc.
Wayne Cooney
President
Cooney Transit Inc.
Dan Einwechter
Chairman & CEO
Challenger Motor Freight Inc.
Wendell Erb
President & CEO
Erb Group of Companies
John Foss
Vice President, National Accounts
Trailcon Leasing Inc.
Craig Germain
Chief Operating Officer
XTL Transport Inc.
Gord Grant
President
Grant’s Transport Limited
Jeffrey Hall
President
J & R Hall Transport Inc.
Geoffrey Joseph
Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Haulage Canada Corp.
Jeff King
President
Manitoulin Group of Companies
Stephen Laskowski
President
Ontario Trucking Association
Dave Martin
Vice President, Eastern Operations
Bison Transport
Robert McDonald
President
APPS Transport Group
Steve Ondejko
President
Onfreight Logistics
Mark Seymour
President
Kriska Transportation
Scott Smith
President
J.D. Smith and Sons Limited
James Steed
President
Steed Standard Transport Limited
Julie Tanguay
President & CEO
E.G. Gray Transportation Ltd.
Jim Thomson
President & CEO
Thomson Terminals Limited
Scott Tilley
President
The Tandet Group
Ron Uloth
Vice President/General Manager
The Rosedale Group
The Finance Committee is a committee of the Board of Directors. Working with staff, its responsibilities are to ensure the financial health of the association and maintain integrity of the OTA financial management. The Secretary-Treasurer chairs the Committee.
OTA Finance Committee (2022-2024 Term)
Michael Anderson
President
Anderson Haulage Limited
Joanne Benac
Vice President, Finance & Membership Administration/Events Manager
Ontario Trucking Association
Mark Bylsma
President
Spring Creek Carriers Inc.
Doug Coleman
President
Doug Coleman Trucking Ltd.
Wendell Erb
President & CEO
Erb Group of Companies
Gord Grant
President
Grant’s Transport Limited
Jeffrey Hall
President
J & R Hall Transport Inc.
Jeff King
President
Manitoulin Group of Companies
Trevor Kurtz
General Manager
Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd.
Johnny McKevitt
Vice President, Operations
McKevitt Trucking Ltd.
James Steed
President
Steed Standard Transport Limited
Jim Thomson
President & CEO
Thomson Terminals Limited
David Tumber
Chief Operation Officer
Kriska Transportation Group
Kirk Zavitz
President
Zavcor Trucking Limited
The Membership Development Committee (MDC) is a committee of the Board of Directors. Volunteers consist of the Board members at
large, Team OTA, and other industry partners. In addition to its main responsibility of vetting new member applications and recommending their approval to the Board, the Committee acts as a sounding board for staff in developing retention and recruitment efforts and to promote the benefits of OTA to the industry at large. The committee also acts as a liaison between potential members and the association.
OTA Membership Development Committee (2022-2024 Term)
Michael Anderson
President
Anderson Haulage Limited
Janet Andrews
VP, Operations
GroupHEALTH Benefit Solutions
Steve Atnikov
Director, Sales
Omnitracs
Beau Bates
District Sales Manager
Daimler Truck Canada – Freightliner and Western Star
Joanne Benac
Vice President, Finance & Membership Administration/Events Manager
Ontario Trucking Association
Kevin Berry
President
Premier Bulk Systems
Jean-Sebastien Bouchard
VP Sales
ISAAC Instruments
Mark Bylsma
President
Spring Creek Carriers Inc.
Peter Currie
District Manager, Ontario
Volvo Trucks Canada
John Foss
Vice President, National Accounts
Trailcon Leasing Inc.
Joe Glionna
President
Newcom Media
Geoffrey Joseph
Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Haulage Canada Corp.
Dirk Kupar
President
TruckRight
Stephen Laskowski
President
Ontario Trucking Association
Lance Lepage
President
Harland Veinotte Ltd.
Roman Lewinsky
President
Navistar Canada Inc.
Anthony Mainville
President
AttriX Technologies Inc.
Marcus Mares
Director of Sales
DataDis
Robert McDonald
President
APPS Transport Group
Claudia Milicevic
General Manager
Loadlink Technologies
Kate Rahn
Canadian Region Sales Manager
Peterbilt of Canada – a Division of Paccar of Canada Ltd.
Edmund Staines
National Vice President
Specialty Auto and Transportation, Intact Insurance
James Steed
President
Steed Standard Transport Limited
Rod Stiller
President
National Truck League
Aysegul Tuncertan
Manager, Underwriting
Old Republic Insurance Company of Canada
Adam Whitney
VP, On-Highway Engine Business Canada
Cummins Canada ULC
David Zavitz
Senior VP, Sales & Marketing
Canada Cartage System LP
The OTA LEAD committee was formed in 2016 and is responsible for creating strategies to engage young professionals in the trucking industry, developing educational and outreach programs, networking opportunities, and other key initiatives falling under the LEAD umbrella. Committee members and co-chairs represent both carrier and supplier members and were selected based on their participation in OTA’s LEAD programs, employment with an OTA member in good standing, and approval through an OTA nominations process.
OTA Lead Committee
Sukhy Hayre, Chair
Controller
XTL Transport Inc.
Bonnie Parkinson
Marketing and Communications Manager
XTL Transport Inc.
Mitch Thibert
Director of Operations, Eastern ON/PQ and Tandem Divisions
Contrans Flatbed Group GP
Jim Pereira
Asset Manager
Onfreight Logistics
Reagan Seymour
Business Development Manager
Kriska Transportation Group
John Foss, Past Co-Chair
Vice President, National Accounts
Trailcon Leasing Inc.
Ryan Tilley, Past Co-Chair
Vice President
The Tandet Group
Jason Smith, Past Co-Chair
Director, Transportation Operations
J.D. Smith and Sons Ltd.
Peter Stefanovich, Past Co-Chair
President
Left Lane Associates
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