MASSTOWN, N.S. (June 9, 2005) — Midland Transport of Moncton, N.B. was the big winner in the 2005 Atlantic Professional Truck Driving Championships — claiming the Team Award and also the best five-axle class driver.

Top honours in the five-axle class (3-axle tractor and 2-axle trailer) went to Midland’s Rod Wood.

The best driver in the four-axle class (2-axle tractor and 2-axle trailer) was Herb Peters of Day & Ross Inc.; the premiere driver in the two-axle class (straight truck) was Sandy Cooke of Armour Transportation Systems, while the champion of the B-Train category was Blaine Hubley of RST Industries Inc. of Saint John, N.B.

James Chambers of Armour Transportation System captured the Rookie of the Year Award.

The winners of the competition will represent the Atlantic Provinces at the 2005 National Driving Championships September 22-24 2005 in Moncton.

This year’s event saw 56 professional truck drivers from across the Atlantic Provinces precision drive through a time limited obstacle course set up at Commercial Safety College in Masstown, N.S.

Organized through the APTA Safety Council, the Atlantic Driving Championship is designed to promote safe driving skills and professional awareness among truck drivers. In order to compete, a driver must be a professional truck driver and must have maintained an accident free driving record for at least a full year before the event.