Michael V. Mayorchak, Carol Cooper, Justin Cooper, Tyler Cooper and Chris Cooper.
ACTION TRANSPORTATION GROUP DELIVERS PERSONALIZED SERVICE A c t i o n Tra n s p o r t a t i o n G r o u p C e l e b ra t e s 3 0 Ye a r s By Nerissa McNaughton with photos by Rebecca Lippiatt
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ction Transportation Group is comprised of Action Express & Hotshot, Action Trucking and Action Pilot Car Service. The company started with five drivers and trucks in 1993. Today it is a third generation family business servicing Western Canada and the Fort McMurray oilsands. This year the company is pleased to celebrate 30 years of business. Michael V. Mayorchak, president, and Carol A. Cooper, treasurer, share the story of this incredible journey. Mayorchak starts by saying, “John Wills, Carol’s brother, always dreamed of owing a business where there was more personal interaction with clients. He had experience in the transportation business but found most of the dealings to be distant and impersonal. Wills’ intuition was correct. His style of relationship
building under the Action Transportation model saw many client relationships develop into friendships over the years.” Known for this higher level of personalized service, Action grew quickly. Within a year Mayorchak joined the company and Cooper followed in 1995, making it a true family business. “When it all started,” Mayorchak continues, “it was a very small company. We only had five trucks and provided primarily local courier service in and around Edmonton. We were limited to small packages and deliveries.” That would change in 2009 when Mayorchak and Cooper purchased the business.
ACTION TRANSPORTATION GROUP • CELEBRATING 30 YEARS
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