2024 Trucks for Change Community Impact Report

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Thank you for being the driving force that delivers GOOD

Executive Director’s Message

Together we delivered for tens of thousands families across the country

As we look back on our achievements this past year, we’re grateful for the many contributions made toward our shared mission to deliver for communities across Canada

Thank you to our sponsors and transportation companies You moved a wide variety of goods for Canadian charities from wheelchairs, books, toys, and clothing, to emergency supplies and building materials but mostly food.

The number of people who need food in Canada is shocking Food Banks Canada recorded the highest number of food bank visits in their history in 2024. And one-third are children.

While this report will detail the scope of the work we handled together, there are three flagship food programs to be noted:

After the Bell – together with 31 fleets we delivered 113,000 food packs to 94 food banks and fed over 14,000 children

Daily Bread Food Bank Food Sort Challenge70 participants from 13 carriers and sponsors packaged the equivalent of 21,600 meals

The For GOOD Foundation, a charity that sources raw food and processing capacity to produce food specifically for food banks. We coordinated the delivery of a whopping 1 2 million meals to 45 food banks across Canada

In 2024, T4C carriers saved charities more than $150,000 in transportation money they used to deliver programs instead

We look forward to 2025, another year of keeping the wheels turning with our transportation partners, sponsors and charity collaborators at our side

“The role the trucking industry plays in moving donated goods is critical for the success of charities and their charitable programs.”
– Betsy Sharples, Executive Director

Board of Directors

Brent Arnold, President Arnold Bros Transport, MB

Dave Martin, Vice President Eastern Operations, Bison Transport, MB

Trevor Bent, CEO Eassons Transport Group, NS

Natalie Meyers, Director and Owner

Hartrans Cartage Services, ON

Scott Smith, President JD Smith & Sons, ON (Board Chair)

Alex MacKinnon, Investment Banker Left Lane Associates, ON

Steve Ondejko, President Onfreight Logistics, ON

Trevor Sawkins, COO ColdStar Solutions, BC
Mark Seymor, CEO
Kriska Transportation Group, ON
Scott Tilley, President The Tandet Group, ON

The GOOD we delivered in 2024

POUNDS OF FREIGHT SHIPPED FOR CHARITY PARTNERS IN 2024 2.5 million

SPONSORS IN 2024 15

1.4 million

TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS MOVED CHARITABLE GOODS 44 MEALS DELIVERED TO FAMILIES THANKS TO T4C

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VOLUNTEER-LEDFOOD PACKINGEVENTS

TYPES OF THINGS WE MOVED:

125

UNIQUEFOOD BANKSSERVED IN2024

Trucking Industry Volunteers Work Together to Combat Child Hunger

Fifty-two volunteers from 13 trucking companies and sponsors joined the Trucks for Change Network to assemble childfriendly food packs for Food Banks Canada’s After the Bell program Volunteers joined forces at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario to pack, palletize, move, and load food packs to support families during the summer when school meal and snack programs are on pause

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Trucks for Change at Truck World

At Truck World, visitors learned how Trucks for Change connects the trucking industry with charities to support Canadian families. The booth collected $2,315 in food and funds for a local food bank, aiding residents facing food insecurity

From the left: Adrian Bain, Executive Director of Newmarket Food Pantry, Betsy Sharples, Executive Director, Trucks for Change Network, and volunteer Jason Smith of JD Smith & Sons.

Daily Bread Food Sort Challenge

Trucks for Change Partners Step Up in 2024 Food Sort Challenge at Daily Bread Food Bank

Trucks for Change volunteers sorted 21,600 meals in three hours at Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank with 70 participants from transportation companies and sponsors.

21,600

MEALS SORTED IN THREE HOURS

We presented the very FIRST Achievement of Excellence Award for Community Engagement to XTL Transport Inc. at the Trucking HR Canada Top Fleet Employer Awards gala in Toronto.

According to Food Banks Canada, reliance on food banks has increased by 90% from March 2019 to March 2024. One-third of food bank clients are children.

Trucks for Change Network executive director, Betsy Sharples (third from left), with the XTL Transport Inc. team at the Top Fleet Employers Awards Gala.

Mobility Aids, Beds and Special Deliveries to Northern First Nations Communities

The Network supports Canada’s First Nation’s communities through our partnership with True North Aid In early 2024, seven T4C network carriers delivered mobility aids to northern communities in Ontario, British Columbia and all other provinces in between During summer and fall, beds and mattresses were moved to First Nations in Cormorant Lake, Shamattawa, Tadoule Lake, and Bloodvein, Manitoba by network carrier partner Gardewine A Christmas delivery of frozen food donated by GoCold Solutions to Kenora Chiefs Advisory was delivered by Erb Transport

Neighbours Helping Neighbours

Coboconk & Area Food Bank volunteers received a heartwarming surprise Elliott Penner, founder of The For GOOD Foundation (TFGF), personally delivered TFGF-branded food to support the food bank Behind the wheel was Dave Scott, co-owner of Hartrans Cartage Services Limited, with fellow co-owner Natalie Meyers This generous act comes at a critical time as the food bank strives to meet rising demand

Network Leads Home Bu

– Habitat For Humanity

Trucks for Change and transportation partner, JD Smith & Sons supported a Habitat home build by moving donated building supplies to the Hamilton, Ontario build site

Top: Wendell Erb of Erb Transport was behind the wheel to make a delivery to a first nations community in Kenora.
Bottom: Mobility aids delivered to Northern Communities for True North Aid

Holiday events raise funds: PMTC Young Leaders Group, Toronto Fleet Maintenance Council

Private Motor Truck Council (PMTC) matched donations raised by its Young Leaders Group, which hosted a virtual holiday networking event. In addition, the Toronto Chapter of the Fleet Maintenance Council presented a cheque to T4C during its December Christmas breakfast meeting and conference.

T4C Delivers Water to Homeless In GTA

T4C Network Step

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Trucks for Change delivered 10,080 cases of water 6 trailer loads to support the unhoused in Toronto

In response to wildfires in Manitoba, T4C Network member Bison Transport delivered emergency bottled water to Brandon and Winnipeg in support of the Canadian Red Cross.

Jasper Wildfire: T4C Responds

With Bottled Water Deliveries

With thousands of Jasper residents and busin reopened Jasper townsite after the devastatin bottled water is a vital need Network transpo delivered 60,000 lbs of bottled water to meet Edmonton who needed the water moved from

TRANSFORMING GOODWILL INTO GOOD FOOD

T4C Renews Commitment With ‘The For Good Foundation’ to Make Food Bank Deliveries

Food insecurity affects more Canadians than ever, which is why Trucks for Change has a strong partnership with The For GOOD Foundation (TFGF), providing transportation services TFGF, a Canadian charity, leverages excess capacity in the food value chain to produce shelf-stable food soley for food banks T4C's renewed commitment for 2024 resulted in 1.2 million meals delivered to 45 food banks. Since the program started in May, 2023, T4C carriers have moved 2.35 million lbs of TFGF products to 57 food banks from coast to coast. “The partnership with Trucks for Change has been instrumental in our success,” says TFGF founder Elliott Penner. “T4C helps amplify our impact and do good.”

Brands for Canada

Canadian Red Cross

Crohn’s and Colitis Canada

Daily Bread Food Bank

Feed Halton

Feed Ontario

Feed Nova Scotia

First Book Canada

Food Banks Canada

Food Banks Mississauga

GlobalMedic

Habitat for Humanity

Health Partners International I Love First Peoples

Kenora Chiefs Advisory Neighbour to Neighbour Hamilton

Project FoodChain

Rotary Club of Etobicoke

Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services

Second Harvest Canada

The For GOOD Foundation

True North Aid

United for Literacy (formerly Frontier College)

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The Trucks for Change Network Responds During Major Disasters: Our Network fleets have delivered bottled water donations during major disasters, including to first responders during wildfires in Shelbourne, Nova Scotia, in 2023 and to evacuees impacted by fires in Lytton, British Columbia in 2021

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