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New ownership sets Bison
New ownership sets Bison up for future growth
Bison Transport has new ownership it says will enable it to bet- ìÅÇÂ÷é àð»Ãê¯ðà çÆ îñÕÆÁå ÓÚ åìçÆñÆ Ô¯ÂÆ ÔË Áå¶ À°Ã çÅ ÕÇÔäÅ ter meet its ambitious growth plans. ÔË ÇÕ ÇÂà éÅñ À°Ô ÁÅêäÆÁ» À°åôÅÔÆ åð¾ÕÆ çÆÁ» ï¯ÜéÅò» ê±ðÆÁ»
On Jan. 1, James Richardson & Sons (JRSL), a Manitoba- Õðé ÓÚ î¾çç Õð¶×ÅÍ based conglomerate whose businesses run the gamut from A ÜéòðÆ ù î¶éÆà¯ìÅ-ÁèÅðå Ãî±Ô ܶîà ÇðÚðâÃé Á˺â Ãé÷ agriculture to oil and gas produc- (ܶ.ÁÅð.ÁËÃ.ÁËñ.), ÇÜÃ ç¶ ÕÅð¯ìÅð Ö¶åÆìÅóÆ å¯º ñË Õ¶ å¶ñ Áå¶ ×Ëà tion, reached a deal to take over the À°åêÅçé åÕ ëËñ¶ ԯ¶ Ôé, é¶ ÜËÃÆîé êÇðòÅð çÆ ÇÂà ճêéÆ éÅñ ÃîÞ½åÅ company from the Jessiman fam- ÇÃð¶ ÚÅó· Çç¾åÅÍ ìÅÇÂ÷é çÆ ÃæÅêéÅ ily. Bison was founded in 1969 by AIFI ÓÚ â³Õé ÜËÃÆîé é¶ ÕÆåÆ ÃÆ Áå¶ Duncan Jessiman and the family’s êÇðòÅð çÆ Ô¯ñÇâ³× Õ³êéÆ ò¶ÃÕ¶é À°ç¯º holding company Wescan has con- 寺 ñË Õ¶ ÇÂà çÆ îÅñÕ ðÔÆ ÔËÍ tinued to own the company since. ìÅÇÂ÷é ÕËé¶âÅ çÆÁ» Ãí 寺 êÌî°¾Ö
Bison has become one of àð¾ÇÕ³× Õ³êéÆÁ» ÓÚ¯º ÇÂ¾Õ ìä Ú°¾ÕÆ ÔË, Canada’s most prominent trucking ÇÜà կñ ê±ð¶ À°μåðÆ ÁîðÆÕÅ ÓÚ B,A@@ companies, operating more than 寺 ò¾è àðËÕàð Áå¶ F,@@@ 寺 ò¾è 2,100 tractors and 6,000 trailers àð¶ñð» ç¶ éÅñ C,G@@ 寺 ò¾è î°ñÅ÷î Áå¶ á¶Õ¶çÅð ÔéÍ ÇÂà կñ ÁËÚ.ú. across North America, with more ò¯ñÇâ³×, ÃƶðÃÆ àð¾ÇÕ³× Áå¶ ÇìÌà¯é than 3,700 employees and contrac- Photo: Bison Transport åÃòÆð : ìÅÇÂ÷é àð»Ãê¯ðà àð»Ãê¯ðà çÆ îñÕÆÁå òÆ ÔËÍ tors. It also owns H.O. Wolding, ìÅÇÂ÷é àð»Ãê¯ðà ç¶ êÌË÷Æâ˺à Áå¶ Searcy Trucking, and Britton Transport. ÃÆ.ÂÆ.ú. ð¯ì êËéð é¶ ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ ìÅÇÂ÷é Õ¯ñ ê³Ü ÃÅñ» åÕ å¶÷ åð¾ÕÆ
Bison will continue to operate under its current brand, and êÌÅêå Õðé çÆ ï¯ÜéÅ ÔË, ÇÜà ù ê±ðÅ Õðé ñÂÆ ÇÂà ù ÕÅøÆ êËö çÆ there will be no changes to its executive or management team. ÷ð±ðå ÃÆÍ The change in ownership will be seamless for employees, con- ìÅÇÂ÷é ÁÅêä¶ î½Ü±çÅ ìÌ»â ç¶ é» Ô¶á ÔÆ Õ³î ÕðçÆ ðÔ¶×Æ Áå¶ ÇÂà tractors and customers, said Rob Penner, president and CEO of çÆ ÕÅðÜÕÅðÆ Ü» êÌì³èÕÆ àÆî ÓÚ Õ¯ÂÆ åìçÆñÆ éÔƺ Ô¯ò¶×ÆÍ êËéð é¶ Bison Transport. However, expect to see Bison making a bigger ÇÕÔÅ ÇÕ îñÕÆÁå ÓÚ åìçÆñÆ éÅñ î°ñÅ÷î», á¶Õ¶çÅð» Áå¶ ×ÌÅÔÕ» Óå¶ Õ¯ÂÆ ÁÃð éÔƺ êò¶×ÅÍ ÔÅñ»ÇÕ, ìÅÇÂ÷é ðñ¶ò¶º Áå¶ êÌÅêåÆÁ» ç¶ îÅîñ¶ splash in the mergers-and-acquisitions space. ÓÚ ò¾âÆ ÛÅñ ñÅ ÃÕçÅ ÔËÍ
The company has an aggressive five-year plan to reach $1.5 Õ³êéÆ Õ¯ñ A.E ÇìñÆÁé çÆ ÇòÕðÆ êÌÅêå Õðé ñÂÆ ê³Ü ÃÅñ» çÆ billion in sales, representing more than 50% growth from cur- ï¯ÜéÅ ÔË, ܯ ÇÕ ÇÂÃ ç¶ î½Ü±çÅ ê¾èð 寺 E@% çÆ åð¾ÕÆ Ô¯ò¶×Æ Áå¶ ÇÂà rent levels, and that includes $500 million to come from U.S. ÓÚ¯º E@@ ÇîñÆÁé âÅñð ÁîðÆÕÆ ÕÅðòÅÂÆÁ» 寺 ÁÅÀ°ä׶ - ܯ ÇÕ íÇò¾Ö operations – a key target for future growth. çÆ åð¾ÕÆ ñÂÆ êÌî°¾Ö àÆÚÅ ÔËÍ
Women with Drive goes global
Registration is now open for Trucking HR Canada’s virtual Women with Drive leadership summit, which will feature panelists from around the world.
The meeting will be held March 10, and the theme of the conference is Linking Global Leaders, Trucking HR said last month.
Speakers will share their stories of how the pandemic is impacting work in the trucking industry, it said.
“The representation of women in the trucking and logistics industry remains an ongoing business issue,” said CEO Angela Splinter.
“The Women with Drive leadership summit emphasizes the sharing of ideas, experiences and leadership best practices, and we are looking forward to having a global perspective.”
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