If you are looking for straight talk then you have to meet Donnie Fillmore. He calls it as he sees it. And, as I have learned, he is not one to mince words. My guess is that this quality is one of the many reasons he recently received a Top 20 Under 40 Award for trucking in Canada.

Donnie is a strong advocate for the trucking industry and currently serves as chairman of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA).

Donnie, a self-professed continuous learner, is the president and co-owner of Atlantic Pacific Transport Ltd. Donnie and his brother Mark took over the business from their father, Donnie Sr., who founded the company in 1989 in Clairville, Kent County.

With 42 trucks and 80 employees, Donnie's vision for the company is to be the best flatbed carrier in Atlantic Canada through servicing clients in flatbed and wide-load hauling of building supplies, components and construction equipment. If you want to see the variety of large items the company transports be sure to take a look at its Facebook page - you will see drivers hauling everything from dump trucks to jet airplanes.