Brad Grant

Brad Grant
Born	Bradley J. Grant
Nationality	Canada
Occupation	Businessman
Relatives	John Grant (father)

Bradley "Brad" J. Grant is a Canadian trucking magnate and standardbred horse owner from Milton, Ontario. He is the former owner of the Milton Icehawks (previously known as the Milton Merchants), which is part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Grant was born in 1954 or 1955 to Kathleen "Kay" and John Grant, owner of J.B. Grant Trucking, a company that hauled cement in Ontario. Brad has four sisters and one brother.

Grant’s roots in harness racing stretch back to his childhood. He spent a lot of time on his father’s standardbred breeding farm in Hornby, which he purchased in 1965. John Grant, who was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame as a builder in 1998, bred and raced a notable list of provincial stars including Hornby Glory, Hornby Tora, Hornby Judy, Armbro Luxury, and Classic Wish. Brad opted not to continue his father's Hornby breeding operation.

The elder John was not only involved in the trucking business, but also the golf course business as well as horse racing.

Grant founded his trucking company, Active Transport, in 1983. His father owned and operated John Grant Haulage, but it is now a family-owned business that is run by Brad. John Grant Haulage has 57 trucks in operation.

In 2015, Brad Grant's investment firm purchased a controlling interest in Hutton Transport from St. Marys Cement.

Bradley J. Grant Investments also have financial interests in “a number of working transport companies,” including Active Transport and Movin' Freight.

Brad Grant purchased the Tier-II Jr. A hockey team, the Milton Steamers in April 1986 around the time the organization was speculated to fold. During the 1986-87 season, he changed the team's name from the Steamers to the Merchants, and brought in former coach Gerry Inglis. Inglis had prior experience coaching the Georgetown Raiders and had won five intermediate championships at the time.

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