BC Professional Truck Driving Championships

The BC Professional Truck Driving Championships are organized to recognize and promote safe driving and professionalism in the transportation industry.

Each year’s winners will compete with other Provincial winners at the National Truck Driving Championships. The National Truck Driving Championships are held in various cities throughout Canada in September of each year.

The BC Professional Truck Driving Championship Committee organizes this yearly event. A dedicated group of volunteers participate on the Committee and, along with more volunteers, facilitate and judge this annual competition. The current BC Professional Truck Driving Championship Committee consists of: Peter Calderwood (Canadian Freightways Ltd.), Dan Cholodylo (Check Ride Driver Eval & Improvement), Al Chornyi, Rob Coghill, Jim Coyle (JP Sales), Greg Cross (City of Abbotsford), Wayne Dubeau (Van-Kam Freightways Ltd.), Neil Daponte (Canadian Freightways Ltd.), Shaun Garvey (Arrow Transportation Systems Inc.), Neil Kavanaugh (Insurance Corporation of BC), Dot Moore (Terrasol Environment Inc.), Gary S. Ryder (Chevron Canada Ltd.), Dave Senechal, Bryan Sotheran (Summit Logistics Inc.), Dan Watson (Reimer Express Lines Ltd.), Michele Nicol (BC Trucking Association), Sandra Stashuk (BC Trucking Association).

For more information on volunteering, please go to our Volunteer Page.

In order to compete a driver must have performed the regular duties of a full time professional truck driver or hostler for at least eleven of the twelve months prior to the date of the competition; have been employed by no more than two employers for the twelve months prior to the date of competition; and, had a minimum of one year of accident-free driving.

The competition consists of three sections including a written test – which tests the drivers’ general knowledge of the industry and equipment; a pre-trip inspection – which approximates the drivers’ regular vehicle inspection; and the actual driving competition – which simulates the everyday skills of maneuvering, cornering and judging distance.

To be eligible to compete, each driver must be free of preventable accidents for the twelve months prior to the championships. A preventable accident could include even a minor occurrence such as a broken tail light on a trailer. Full details can be viewed in the Rules and Regulations located on the Competition Page.

The 2009 BC Professional Truck Driving Championships were held Saturday, June 27th, 2009. The list of winners and awards from this competition can be viewed on the BC Results Page. Please access our Competition Page for more information including Sponsors and Volunteers.