Atlantic driving champs named

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DIEPPE, NB — The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association’s Safety Council honored some of the region’s most skilled drivers at at APTA’s Annual Professional Driving Championships held in Masstown, Nova Scotia on May 27. A total of 37 professional drivers competed, including eight rookies.

Winners included: 

2 Axle (Straight Truck) 
1st place – Arthur Burns, Connors Transfer Limited 
2
nd place – James L Chambers, Armour Transportation Systems
3
rd place – Donald Delong, Day & Ross Transportation Group
Professionalism – Donald Delong, Day & Ross Transportation Group
 
4 Axle (Single Tandem)
1st place – Steve MacPhee, Day & Ross Transportation Group
2nd place – Darren Cunningham, Armour Transportation Systems Group 
3rd place – John Chambers, Armour Transportation Systems
Professionalism – Darren Cunningham, Armour Transportation Systems Group
 
5 Axle (Tandem Tandem)  
1st place – Rod Wood, Island Gas Ltd.
2
nd place – Norman Gallant, Armour Transportation Systems
3rd place – Jean-Marc Detraz, Keltic Transportation Inc.
Professionalism – Doug Hirtle, Eassons Transport Limited
 
B-Train (Super B Train) 
1st place – Byron Tuttle, Home Hardware Stores Limited
2nd place – Rob Stevens, Home Hardware Stores Limited
3rd place – Glenn Fisher, Midland Transport Limited
Professionalism – Glenn Fisher, Midland Transport Limited
 
Rookie of the Year 
Brad Ferrish, Classic Freight Systems
 
Team Award
Armour Transportation Systems
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John G. Smith is Newcom Media's vice-president - editorial, and the editorial director of its trucking publications -- including Today's Trucking, trucknews.com, and Transport Routier. The award-winning journalist has covered the trucking industry since 1995.


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