Alvin Kane, Kriska Holdings Ltd. of Prescott, Ontario
Alvin Kane is a truck driver with Kriska Holdings Ltd. of Prescott, Ontario, and one of the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights. Alvin has traveled more than 1.6 million accident-free kilometres in his 20 years on the road, and earned one of his company's coveted five-year Performance Awards in 2003. He is also a driver trainer who is responsible for introducing new employees to company policies and procedures, and helping improve any of their driving skills. Alvin is also a representative of Kriska's Joint Advisory Committee, a health and safety group including drivers, contractors, office and shop staff, and management. In his spare time, the Brampton native has helped organize fund-raising activities for Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital, and has worked with Atlantic Ocean Farms on TV documentaries.
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Angus MacCormac, Bison Transport of Mississauga, Ontario
Angus MacCormac is a truck driver with Bison Transport of Mississauga, Ontario, and one of the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights. Angus has logged almost 2.5 million kilometres in his 17 years on the road, working more than nine of those years with his current employer, and has also earned several safety awards. Prior to his career at the wheel, he held jobs ranging from work as a cabinet maker, to fishing for lobster and giant blue fin tuna off the shores of Prince Edward Island. In his spare time, you'll likely see Angus attending classic car and truck shows at the wheel of a different sort of truck - his 1964 pick-up.
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Matt Graveline, Sharp Transportation Systems, Cambridge, Ontario
Matt Graveline is a truck driver with Sharp Transportation Systems Inc. in Cambridge, Ontario, and one of the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights. Matt has logged almost 1.3 million kilometers in his 11 years on the road, and volunteers as a pen pal with public school students, sending notes and postcards from the different geographic regions he sees during his travels.
But in his spare time, you'll likely find him traveling highways with a different sort of vehicle - his Harley Davidson.
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John McDowell, Municipal Tank Lines, a Trimac Company in Thorold, Ontario.
John McDowell is a truck driver with Municipal Tank Lines, a Trimac Company in Thorold, Ont., and one of the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights. In more than nine years behind the wheel, John has logged more than 900,000 kilometres, and during his five years at Municipal Tank Lines he has earned honors including the 1999 Trimac President's Award. He also regularly assists in training new employees in product handling and equipment use. John is an active volunteer at his children's school, assisting with sporting activities, field trips and in the classroom. And in his spare time, he is a photographer who can play both piano and guitar.
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Ted Wheeler, TST Overland Express in Windsor, Ontario
Ted Wheeler is a truck driver with TST Overland Express in Windsor, Ontario, and one of the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights. This Essex resident has logged an astounding 5.3 million kilometres in his 38 years behind the wheel -- following in the footsteps of his father, who was also a truck driver - and he has earned safety honors including a 25-year Safe Driving Pin from the Tranpsortation Health and Safety Association of Ontario. Ted is actively involved in his church, and spends his time on hobbies ranging from making furniture to playing the guitar.
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Trevor Weir,Thomson Terminals in Etobicoke, Ontario.
Trevor Weir is a truck driver with Thomson Terminals in Etobicoke, Ont., and one of the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights. Trevor has logged more than 2.7 million kilometres in his 17 years at the wheel, and earned first-place honors in two successive Thomson Trucking Driving Championships. In his spare time, he volunteers with a youth hotline and is working to obtain a private pilot's licence.
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Martin Dej, Kriska Holdings in Prescott, Ontario.
Martin Dej is a truck driver with Kriska Holdings in Prescott, Ont., and one of the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights. In more than five years behind the wheel, Martin has logged more than 920,000 kilometres without an accident. For the past two years, he has also been a driver trainer, taking new employees onto the road to introduce them to company policies and procedures, and improve their driving habits. His spare time tends to involve water in one form or other. He's a member of the King Fish swimming team, and once the water freezes is an assistant coach for house league hockey.
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Bob Morley, TKO Transportation in Milton, Ontario
Bob Morley is a truck driver with TKO Transportation in Milton, Ontario, and one of the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights. In his 16 years behind the wheel, Bob has logged an astounding 3.2 million kilometres without an accident.
He is actively involved in his Halton Hills community as a member of the Rural Community Consultation Committee and Rural Watch, and is also a member of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists.
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Robert Bedard,TST Overland Express in London, Ontario
Robert Bedard is a truck driver with TST Overland Express in London, Ontario, and one of the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights. Robert has logged more than 2.6 million km in his 11.5 years on the road -- both in his own trucks and as a company employee -- and is an active member of the TST Overland Express Health and Safety Committee. He has also worked as a tractor-trailer and forklift driving instructor. The St. Thomas native has also been a third-degree member of the Knights of Columbus since he was 18.
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