Two drivers honored by Canadian trucking group
The Ontario (Canada) Trucking Affiliation not too long ago honored two drivers, together with one posthumously.
Don Dunbar was named the 2022 OTA-Volvo Vehicles Canada Truck Driver of the Yr on the OTA’s annual conference. The Tandet Group driver is a 40-year veteran of the street, with almost 3 million kilometers underneath his belt and no preventable collisions.
The OTA additionally honored Ashish Patel, a driver for Bison Transport, who was killed in July of 2021 as he helped rescue occupants concerned in a critical collision on I-81 in West Virginia. His spouse Shilpa Patel accepted the Ontario Trucking Affiliation-Bridgestone Truck Hero Award.
One other trucker, Adam Miller of Hagerstown, Maryland additionally died on the crash scene.
Dunbar labored within the oil business earlier than turning into knowledgeable trucker. He served as an OTA Street Knight in 2015.
