TORONTO – They say pay rates are going to take off as capacity crunches over the next few years, but the trucking gods decided to give driver Adelino De-Sousa an advance – in a mega big way.

The Brampton, Ont. truck driver was pulled over at one of his regular stops when he discovered that he had the matching numbers for the $6.7 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot from December 11, 2010.

The money couldn’t have come at a better time for Adelino, who says his trucking contract was about to run out in June.

"I was sitting in the cab of my truck, looking at a print out of the winning numbers when I realized that they matched the numbers I’ve been playing for the past twenty years," said De-Sousa through an OLG press release.

"I started tearing up, but then had to control myself because I had to get the truck safely back to Mississauga."

After a stressful drive home in bad weather, De-Sousa was finally able to tell his wife Josie the big news.

Josie says she won some a small money prize at a work function recently and was going to let some of the winnings ride on a 6/49 ticket.

"My coworkers were joking with me that I should buy a 6/49 ticket, that it was my lucky day, but I forgot. And then Adelino won. It was unbelievable!"

We wouldn’t bet on Adelino getting back in his truck anytime soon.