Ron’s career in the trucking industry started in 1966, logging at least four million (almost incident-free) miles under over 40 years. He held several positions working for his father’s construction trucking business. He started out as a driver and equipment operator progressing to a mechanic, welder, driver trainer, supervisor, and finally an operations manager. In 1973 his father retired, he purchased a truck for his new company and started his career as an owner operator. He purchased several more trucks during his owner operator career and operated throughout Canada and the U S. In 1978 he incorporated and became a fleet operation company named Ron Singer Truck Lines Ltd. Since then his company has diversified and become a custom supply and haul, dry bulk and construction trucking operation. As the company president, Ron was a hands-on kind of guy. He had driven several different configurations of truck and trailer combinations and operate several types of heavy equipment. He chose to be close to the action; to remain current and up to date regarding the relevant issues within his company and the industry. He was a second-generation trucker grooming the third. 

Ron’s passion was trucking and standing by the little guy – he was the first to hire owner operators. Combined with a passion and affinity for hard working people, he was always rooting for the underdog… and always in a battle for truckers; to make sure they were treated with respect, and to help them understand what the pride of what being a professional driver meant. Those who remember Ron, also have that in their blood.

Getting People on the Road to Starting a Business

This bursary is  designed create awareness around the trucking industry, but more importantly, to help Alberta diversify and grow. This bursary is for hard working people who have limited resources and limited knowledge on starting businesses. If you can express your need, and a commitment to helping others with your business. 

Open to everyone. Special consideration will be given for people losing their jobs, or shutting down their trucks – this is an opportunity to take an idea you thought you would never work on and turn it into a business. 

To access to programs and opportunities:

• You are located in Calgary and area
• You are starting your first business, or a new business
• You fit into one of the three funding categories (Idea generation, Decision making/Business planning, Launch)
• You commit to attending programs offered by INTONOVUS Canada and Impact Calgary (and their partners)
• Your business will have positive social, environmental, and economic impact in the local or global community

Ron Singer’s 25+ year career representing the trucking industry started as a Director of the Alberta Gravel Truckers Association (AGTA) from 1986 to 1990. He became President of the Alberta Construction Trucking Association (ACTA) in 1990 and served 4 terms till 1999. From 2004 – 2008 the President and then the Vice President to 2014. Ron was the President of the Alberta Chapter of the North American Truckers Guild (NATG) 2012 – 2014. He was also a director of the Canadian Dump Truck Federation, and the Canadian Owner Operators Co-Op. He was an active member and had served on many committees in the Alberta Construction Trucking Association, the former Alberta Trucking Association (ATA) and the Alberta Trucking Industry Safety Association (ATISA).