CITT Announces Alliance with Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association

CITT announces its first alliance with an association based in Atlantic Canada, the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association

CITT – Canada’s Logistics Association has announced it has entered an alliance partnership with the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association. The agreement will foster closer collaboration between the two organizations, enabling them to better advance their respective mandates and provide more resources for their members.

The partnership also marks CITT’s first formal alliance with an association based in and serving Atlantic Canada.

“CITT is very excited about the start of this relationship – and the timing couldn’t be better with our annual conference taking place in Halifax this year,” says Pina Melchionna, President & CEO of CITT. “Atlantic Canada has a remarkable history of surface transportation, and the APTA has been serving industry for nearly 70 years.” She continues, “As CITT looks to build an even stronger presence in Atlantic Canada, we’re anticipating many mutually beneficial collaborations with APTA in the years to come.”

"This new partnership between the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association and CITT exemplifies the collaborative spirit that we at APTA are so proud of,” says Chris McKee, Executive Director of the APTA. “Pooling resources, expertise, and information with CITT, will pave the way for enhanced efficiency, connectivity, and sustainability within both of our organizations. We look forward to seeing the advantages this partnership will bring to APTA’s membership!”

About APTA

The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) is the trusted and effective voice of the road transport industry that supports its members. Founded in 1956, the APTA is an Atlantic-wide non-profit industry association formed to advocate on advancing and improving the commercial trucking industry in Atlantic Canada.

APTA's membership is comprised of motor carriers, industry suppliers and other stakeholders. The APTA represents over 320 members across Atlantic Canada, some of which are among Canada's largest trucking companies.

About CITT

CITT is Canada's Logistics Association, a not-for-profit association dedicated to the advancement of professionals and businesses in logistics. CITT is where all of the logistics industry comes together to learn, do business, and grow. CITT is also home to Canada's logistics community. It's where people in logistics or interested in logistics come together to interact, share ideas and thought leadership, learn, build their network, create new business relationships, and much more. Founded by industry in 1958 as the Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation, CITT is the original association for transportation and logistics in Canada. While the world of supply chain logistics has transformed, CITT remains industry's most trusted, experienced and valued centre of learning, networking and community in Canadian logistics.

CITT’s industry allies are organizations which represent groups of businesses or individuals with strong ties to the Canadian logistics sector. Some represent groups directly involved in logistics or whose operations have very significant logistics needs, while others represent those who service, support or advocate in the logistics space. Learn more and see all of CITT's allied partners here.