AMTA Celebrates 74th Professional Truck Driving Championship

Jul 19, 2024 - one year ago

The Alberta Motor Transport Association held its 74th Professional Truck Driving Championship June 1 at the AMTA track at Edmonton International Airport.

AMTA Celebrates 74th Professional Truck Driving Championship — *Professional Truck Driving Championship Team Award winners Rob Young, Aaron Schaaf, Rob Potvin, and Lawrence Red Crow of Lethbridge Truck Terminals pose with AMTA President Robert Harper.*

The 34 professional driver competitors were judged on a written exam, pre-trip test, and the navigation of a course with eight stations in the categories of straight truck, tandem pup day cab, tandem bunk, and b-train.

As well as the driver competitors, the event is managed with the help of more than 80 volunteers.

“I would like to congratulate our participating drivers for competing in our 2024 event. Without commercial drivers, goods moved across Alberta wouldn’t move safely, sustainably, and efficiently get to where they need to go. The skillsets showcased in this event demonstrate how important safe, consistent drivers are to industry, and our province” said AMTA President Robert Harper. “As well, I would like to thank this year’s volunteers and sponsors, without whom this event would be possible.”

The 2024 winners are:

Straight Truck
Winner: Pritpal Sangha, FedEx
Second: Dave Lowe, Bison Transport
Third: Brandy Abrahamson, Rosenau Transport

Tandem Pup Day Cab
Winner: Aaron Schaff, Lethbridge Truck Terminals
Second: Cliff Lutz, Lethbridge Truck Terminals
Third: Francis Page, Bison Transport

Tandem Bunk
Winner: Graham Vye, Home Hardware
Second: Chad Nikoleychuk, Lethbridge Truck Terminals
Third: Third Jagdeep Singh Mann, Fed Ex

B Train
Winner: Tim Bingley, Lac La Biche Transport
Second: Jeffery Zeeb, Bison Transport
Third: Rob Young, Lethbridge Truck Terminals

Fred Dedel Rookie:
Jeff Church, Lethbridge Truck Terminals

Team Award
Winner - Lethbridge Truck Terminals Team 1 – Rob Potvin, Aaron Schaff, Lawrence Red Crow, Rob Young
Second - Team Bison – Jeffery Zeeb, Dave Lowe, Christopher Woods, Francis Page

Ann Taylor Grand Champion Award
Pritpal Sangha, FedEx

AMTA would like to thank the event sponsors: NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul, CCA Truck Driver Training, NFP, Stahl Peterbilt, Diesel Tech Industries, ATS Healthcare, Bison Transport, Century Mile Casino, Cliffs Towing, East West Express, Heidelberg Materials, Home Hardware, Sobeys, Rosenau Transport, Quick Sit, and XTL Transport.

Supply Post would like to congratulate all the winners!

Source: AMTA