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Feb 5, 2009

AWARD * USA - Overdrive '2009 Trucker of the Year' named

St. Cloud,Minn,USA -eTrucker, by Lucinda Coulter -4 Feb 2009: -- Steve Brosnan, a 51-year-old oversized-flatbed hauler, has been selected as Overdrive’s 2009 Trucker of the Year... Brosnan netted more than $80,000 last year hauling 180,000-lb. windmill blades, among other specialized cargo, for Anderson Trucking Services, based in St. Cloud, Minn... (Photo:Steve Brosnan)

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Mar 31, 2007

AWARD * Canada - Local trucking company honoured

Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada -The Winnipeg Sun -30 Mar 2007: -- For the second straight year, Winnipeg’s Bison Transport has been named the safest trucking company in North America by the Truckload Carriers Association... Bison won in the category for fleets driving more than 25 million miles a year. The company was also deemed the safest for fleets driving more than 100 million miles annually... Based in Winnipeg since 1969, Bison Transport is one of Canada’s largest transport companies... The company employs more than 1,500 people and runs more than 900 tractors...

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Feb 20, 2007

Awards * Australia - Nominate top drivers for 2007 trucking industry awards

Australia -Australasian Transport News (subscription) -20 Feb 2007: -- Last year’s top driver is urging companies to nominate their outstanding steerers and staff for the 2007 National Trucking Industry Awards... 2006 National Professional Driver of the Year Lloyd George says operators should recognise excellence in the industry... The winner of the 2007 award, presented by the Australian Trucking Association (ATA), will undertake this year’s Tarcutta to Tamworth safety drive with ATA chief Stuart St Clair... Nomination forms for the 2007 National Trucking Industry Awards are available at the Convention website...

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Feb 8, 2007

Nomination * Canada - Three trucking companies among 50 best managed in Canada

Toronto,Ont,CAN -Truck News, by Adam Ledlow -7 Feb 2007: -- Three transportation companies have been named among the best managed companies in the country for 2006. Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines of Brampton, Ont., H&R Transport of Lethbridge, Alta., and Armour Transportation Systems of Moncton, N.B. have each won one of the prestigious 2006 Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies awards. Each company will be honoured, along with Requalified and Platinum Club members, at the annual Best Managed gala in Toronto on Feb. 12...

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Feb 5, 2007

AWARD * Canada - New contest to $50,000 truck makeover to Canadian O/O

Oakville,Ont,CAN -Truck News, by Adam Ledlow -2 Feb 2007: -- Castrol is launching its latest contest, the Big Rig Overhaul, which will award one lucky Canadian owner/operator a $50,000 truck makeover... Castrol is asking contestants to write a 50-75 word essay on why their rig should be overhauled and submit a photo for judging. A panel will decide on the best submission and award the Big Rig Overhaul. Orangeville, Ont.-based Fully Loaded Customs, a specialist in big rig customization, will design and build the overhaul with the driver’s input...

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