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OTDCJuly 14 - Drivers' scores will be sent to companies or the drivers later this week.
July 11 - The end of a long eventful day. Rain and thunder and lightning put the start of the 63rd OTDC on hold for about an hour, but the day ended on time. The MTO concluded their competition as well, and the course was cleared by 4:30. Who came out on top after all the numbers were crunched? Here we go:
Step Van - Roger Mailoux, Con-way;
Straight - Rob Marshall, Maple Leaf Foods;
Single Single - Shawn Pietracrupa, Con-way;
Single tandem - Lorne Wise, L. Hanson Forwarding;
Tandem tandem - Don Mason, Loblaw Co.;
B-Train - Wayne Burnett - Maple Leaf Foods
Perfect Pre-Trip - Ron Dellaire, Epic; Don Mason, Loblaw; Shawn Matheson, Home Hdwe; Jim Schaefer, TDL Group
MTO Safety Award - Shawn Matheson - Home Hardware
Highest Points - Lorne Wise, L. Hansen Forwarding - 421 pts.
Rookie of the Year - Preetpal Nijjar - Canada Cartage System
Grand Champion - Lorne Wise, L. Hansen Forwarding
Pictures from the event.
Links out to Picasa web album
July 7 - 3 days to go! We have 58 drivers competing in the six different classes.
Spectators are more than welcome to join us at the Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday. No admission fee. Come and watch as the professionals are put through their paces. The first truck should be heading through the obstacle course just after 9 am. We expect that we will be finished by 3 pm.
Click on the link below for directions to the site.
Directions
Holiday Inn, Point Edward, 1498 Venetian Blvd, Sarnia
Hiawatha Horse Park
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Weather
Sarnia weather
Sarnia weather radar
June 22 - To all those drivers who qualified at CORTDC or TRTDC, or drivers who will be entering directly - please forward your entries as soon as possible to the address listed on the OTDC entry form. To further expedite the entry processing, please fax the forms to 905-239-4516, as well as mailing the registration with your payment.
June 16 - results to be posted soon! TRTDC 2009 results
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June 11 - Despite the rain today, it's still looking to be nice on the weekend. We'll see you there!
June 9 - Looks like it's going to be a perfect day Saturday. Not too hot, some cloud. Should be good.
Don't forget to arrive about 7:30 for registration. Judges too! We have 60 competitors at this point.
The Toronto Regional Truck Driving Championship will be held June 13 at the PowerAde Center in Brampton. Awards will be presented at the banquet at the Holiday Inn Select, Dixie and Queen St. in Brampton. Get registration forms here. No registrations will be accepted after June 8.
For sponsorship opportunities, to volunteer as a judge, or for more information on any aspect of the event, please use our contact page.
The TRTDC committee is currently looking for a person to join our committee as registrar for the event. This entails receiving the competitors' applications, reviewing all supporting documentation, tallying numbers for meals, and registering the drivers when they arrive at the event. Contact us here.
OTDC
******Please note that rooms will go quickly, due to Bayfest being in town. Book now!
Rooms at the Holiday Inn Point Edward are at the OTDC rate of $119 plus tax.*****
Contact Stephanie directly at 1-519-336-4130, and let her know you are with the OTDC. The block of rooms close June 19!!!
The OTDC registration form is available for download on the Registration page. The Driver's Kit is available as well.
The Ontario Truck Driving Championships are travelling to Sarnia for 2009. The competition will take place July 10 & 11, 2009. More details to follow. Please help support this great event by sponsoring a part of it. Contact Penny Rabishaw for details on how you can help.
OTDC registration forms will be posted soon. Please note that entry to the OTDC is subject to the limitations listed here.
Sarnia's Bayfest is being held the same weekend near the OTDC host hotel, the Holiday Inn Pt. Edward. Discount coupons for this event will be available.