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| Larry Radons |
This
is the third time (1996, 2001, 2007) Larry Radons has been named a
Canadian Grand Champion, and the fifth time he has won a National Champion
title. Larry was named the 2007 National Champion in the straight truck
class.
No newcomer to safety accomplishments, Larry was also
presented in 2003 with the Volvo Driver of the Year Award for
Saskatchewan. He began participating in driving competitions in 1978. A
Reimer Million Mile Accident-Free award winner, Larry has been
employed by Reimer Express since September 15, 1975.
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| Harvey Gording |
Harvey has been awarded the Canadian National Grand Championship twice in the past. He has won a Canadian National Champion title five previous times in the single-tandem class. Harv has competed at the national level since 1993. He won the Volvo Driver of the Year award for Saskatchewan in 2000. A Reimer Million Mile Accident-Free award winner, Harv has been employed by Reimer Express since August 31, 1971.
Stated
Allan N. Robison,
"It is a thrill for me as President & CEO of Reimer Express Lines to
have our driver, Larry Radons, of our Regina service center win the Grand
Champion Award in the Canadian National Truck Driving Championships. He
represents all that is professional about our drivers in our company and
our industry. He has won before, indicating the type of talent he has, and
more particularly, the consistency in his driving skills. Larry has
developed excellent safety habits as we teach all our drivers to have, but
it comes out, without exception, when he competes with the best that
Canada has. I congratulate him and Harvey Gording for their first place
wins in the competion and love telling our customers the type of drivers
that we have at Reimer Express Lines."
There were a total of 5 Reimer Express drivers who participated at Canada's 2007 National Professional Truck Driving Championships:
Canada's 2007 National Professional Truck Driving Championships (NPTDC) were held September 13-15 at IPSCO Place in Regina, SK.
For more details on the NPTDC visit the Saskatchewan Trucking Association's website.
Reimer
Express is one of the safest transportation providers in the industry.
Those
safety skills were put to the test during the National
Professional Truck Driving Championships competition.
For one of
the competition's timed events, drivers weaved a truck pulling a 53'
trailer--in reverse--between 9 obstacles.
Read more
about Reimer drivers and their safety accomplishments.
Reimer
Express Lines Ltd. regularly recognizes its local and line drivers
who achieve remarkable milestones in their driving careers such
as achieving either one million, two million, three million or even four
million miles without a preventable accident.
"When I think how hard it is for any of us in a lifetime to drive without being involved in some type of fender-bender or backing mishap while driving far less than a million miles, it is indeed remarkable to say the least.... If the public understood the requirements that we place on these drivers to perform their duties in a safe and reliable fashion, the respect would increase significantly," commented Allan Robison, Reimer Express President & CEO.
Find out more.
Reimer
Express is committed to maintaining the highest safety standards.
A Canadian vacationer sharing the road with a Reimer Express driver had this comment to share: "Aside from the fantastic scenery, the first thing I noticed was the professionalism of the truckers. Reimer Express really stood out. Your guys were so courteous, not tailgating, pulling over to allow passing when their trucks were slow going uphill, helpful with advice on motels, routes, etc., and in no way intimidating to other drivers."
Read more observations sent in by drivers sharing the road with Reimer Express drivers.
The
trucking industry employs approx. 400,000 people.
This
industry is very important to the Canadian economy.
More than half
of Canada's trade (according to the
Saskatchewan
Trucking Association) and over 70% of its crossborder trade with the
U.S. is moved by truck.
And--did you know--it requires almost the length of a football field to stop a truck traveling at safe highway speed?
