DIEPPE, NB — The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association Safety Council gave out top marks over the weekend to the most talented professional drivers at APTA’s Annual Professional Driving Championships.

Forty-nine professional drivers competed for a chance on Saturday to become part of Team Atlantic who will be competing in the National Driving Championships in September hosted in Regina, SK.

First place winners:

• 2‐Axle: Roy Mattinson, Roy B. Mattinson & Sons Trucking
• 4‐Axle: Steve MacPhee, Day & Ross Transportation Group
• 5‐Axle: Norman Gallant, Midland Transport Limited
• B‐Train: Rob Stevens, Home Hardware Stores Limited

Midland Transport Limited took home the team award and Peter O’Connell of Home Hardware Stores was named Rookie of the Year.

Below are the divisional winners and runners-up:

2 Axle (Straight Truck)

• 1st place – Roy Mattinson, Roy B. Mattinson & Sons Trucking
• 2nd place – James L. Chambers, Armour Transportation Systems
• 3rd place – Art Burns, Connors Transfer Ltd.
• Professionalism – Art Burns, Connors Transfer Ltd.

4 Axle (Single Tandem)

• 1st place – Steve MacPhee, Day & Ross Transportation Group
• 2nd place – Herb Peters, Day & Ross Transportation Group
• 3rd place – John Chambers, Armour Transportation Systems
• Professionalism – Herb Peters, Day & Ross Transportation Group

5 Axle (Tandem Tandem)

• 1st place – Norman Gallant, Armour Transportation Systems
• 2nd place – Jean‐Marc Detraz, Keltic Transportation Inc.
• 3rd place – Ken Swinamer, Connors Transfer Ltd.
• Professionalism – Norman Gallant, Armour Transportation Systems

 BTrain (Super B Train)

• 1st place – Rob Stevens, Home Hardware Stores Limited
• 2nd place – Bill Morrison, Sunbury Transport Limited
• 3rd place – Allison Godreau, Day & Ross Transportation Group
• Professionalism – Bryan Higgins, Day & Ross Transportation Group