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JD Smith & Sons donates equipment for war-torn villagers
TORONTO -- Truck driver John Gilson and dispatcher/driver Najib Iqbal of J.D. Smith and Sons braved tough winter road conditions as they hauled a sea container to various locations in the GTA where it was loaded with donated hospital supplies destined for Cambodia.
PM lauds truckers to launch National Trucking Week
Among the first to laud the nation's truck drivers ahead of this week's National Trucking Week 2006 was Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who noted that Canada's supply chain and trade with the U.S. is "dependent on the professionalism and dedication of the thousands of individuals who keep Canada's freight moving," he wrote in a letter to the Canadian Trucking Association.