Ontario Driver of the Year

Each year the Ontario Trucking Association honours a professional transport driver who has a collision-free driving record and is an exemplary truck driver both on and off the road. The OTA/Volvo Ontario Driver of the Year award is presented at the annual convention of the Ontario Trucking Association. Entry forms are available from OTA. The award is generously sponsored by Volvo Trucks Canada Inc

Eligibility:

Minimum Requirement: A professional truck driver who has been regularly employed for the last five years and during that period encountered no preventable collisions. This award program is open to company drivers and owner-operators contracted to OTA member companies.

Other Criteria:

The ideal candidate is a professional in every sense of the word. He/she has an exemplary driving record, extends courtesy to other road users and puts road safety before all else.

The judges value evidence of a nominee’s active participation in programs and initiatives pertaining to highway safety. Such participation may consist of involvement in safety committees, truck driving championships, driver training programs, first-aid courses and activities of a similar nature. Judges also look for unusual courtesy extended to other road users, customer commendations and any acts of bravery or kindness arising out of highway incidents.

Ontario’s Truck Driver of the Year Receives:

Ontario’s Truck Driver of the Year receives a keepsake trophy engraved with the recipient’s name and a $500 cheque courtesy of Volvo Trucks Canada Inc.

The award is presented by a Volvo Trucks Canada official at the Opening Ceremony of the Ontario Trucking Association convention, held in Toronto annually in November.

Ontario’s Truck Driver of the Year automatically becomes eligible to compete for the title CTA/Volvo Trucks Canada National Truck Driver of the Year. The recipient of this award receives, courtesy of Volvo Trucks Canada Inc. a trophy, a $1,000 cheque.

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