
The Ontario Trucking Association honored several drivers at its 90th annual executive conference in Toronto recently.
Paul Frederick, an owner/operator from Gatineau, who hauls for Brampton-based Travelers Transportation received the 2016 Bridgestone-OTA Truck Hero Award, which recognizes a truck driver who has exhibited courageousness, selflessness and integrity in the face of an emergency.
Justin Martin, an 11-year driver for International Truckload Services in Belleville, was named the 2016 Volvo Trucks Canada-Ontario Trucking Association Driver of the Year.
Jack Fielding, who drives for Bison Transport, was named Canada’s National Truck Driver of the Year.