Canadian Freightways takes home 8 trophies, including Grand Champion, at the B.C. Professional Truck Driving Championships
By Leasa Hachey
Professional drivers are the lifeblood of the trucking industry and the British Columbia Professional Truck Driving Championships celebrates and recognizes their accomplishments and contributions. The event also promotes safe driving and professionalism.
This year, the Championships took place on Saturday, June 25 at Tradex Centre in Abbotsford. The event was followed by the Awards Banquet in the evening at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford hotel in Surrey, where drivers for one of TSCBC's first COR certified companies, Canadian Freightways, took home a significant amount of hardware, including the trophy for Grand Champion that went to Hans Wettstein. Wettstein also took home two other trophies, first place in the Straight Truck category and as part of the Team trophy.
The competition attracts up to 70 of the best professional drivers from across the province and includes five competition classes ranging from Straight Truck to B-Train. Competitors complete a vehicle inspection to find planted defects, write a written exam and drive an obstacle course set up to test skills in maneuvering, cornering and judging distance.
Winners from each annual Provincial competition compete with other winners from across Canada during the National Truck Driving Championships,to take place this year in Calgary.
Canadian Freightways drivers pose proudly with their trophies. From left to right, Evan Hirst, Cassandra Belanger, Hans Wettstein, Rick Jacques, Jason Arnett, Jose Lecinana, Adam Besse, Jasbir Cheema, Tony Gomez (son Carlos) and Dale Scott.
