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March 18/2024

The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada and Benchmark Sponsor, Ontario Truck Driving School, have announced that the 8^th annual PMTC Canadian Private Fleet benchmarking survey instrument is now live! This study is open for completion by all Private Fleets which have a base of operations in Canada. PMTC Membership is not a requirement.

“For the last 7 years the PMTC has partnered with the National Private Truck Council and re-introduced the first Canadian specific private benchmarking survey reports since 2011” remarked PMTC President Mike Millian. “The response to these surveys and the quality of the Benchmarking report produced have been gratifying and provide a valuable tool and resource to our membership. As a result, we are once again partnering with the NPTC for the 2024 Survey. The NPTC has been producing a private fleet benchmark survey in the USA annually since 2005, and by partnering with them again, the PMTC feels it is guaranteeing another quality and highly respected report for our members”

The PMTC has a benchmarking committee, made up of Canadian operators who review the survey annually. The committee works on shaping the survey and updating it to ensure it is reflective of the current Canadian marketplace. This input is invaluable in ensuring the survey instrument is current, relevant, and valuable to Canadian fleets.

The survey is designed for the benefit of PMTC members, and its results will only be provided, at no charge, with their PMTC membership. The survey is yet another value add that will allow private fleets to benchmark their operations to other best-in class performers. A performance evaluation/ validation and opportunity identification guide based on industry standards of excellence. This free value to our members would not be possible without the support of our Sponsor for 2024, Ontario Truck Driving School. “We are thrilled that OTDS has choose to partner with the PMTC and its members and has chosen to invest in sponsoring this survey for a 5^th consecutive year! This sponsorship helps to cover the costs of the report, which allows the PMTC to provide this report free to its membership.”, continued Millian.

“As a Registered Private Career College, who prides ourselves on maintaining the highest education standards resulting in the best “in class” entry level drivers to the Trucking Industry, we at OTDS feel sponsoring a survey that allows fleets to compare best practices and bench mark their operations to help them be best in class at what they do, was a natural fit. We are proud to help the PMTC make this resource available to its members” stated OTDS President and CEO Gus Rahim.

Discounted Membership fee for the first 25 fleets to complete the survey in full!

To encourage even more fleets to complete the Benchmarking Survey, the PMTC will discount your PMTC Membership by 10% if you are one of the first 25 fleets to complete the survey in full. If a current member, the discount will be provided on your renewal date, if a brand-new member, the discount will be applied when you apply to be a member. To receive the discount, the survey must be completed in its entirety.

• The full benchmarking report will be released by the end of July of 2024, and an overview will be provided at the PMTC’s annual conference on June 19^th in Niagara Falls Ontario .
• Participants in the survey, who are PMTC members, will be invited to sit in on a special pre-release webcast to review the results in detail.
• In addition, those member companies that participate in the survey are welcome to request specialized, customized reports to better calibrate their operation against best-in-class performers.

To complete the survey, please click on the link provided below. Carriers will have until April 30^th to complete and submit their responses. The PMTC Benchmark Study can also be found on the PMTC website at www.pmtc.ca under the Publications Tab.