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A Canadian O/O wins top TCA award; Trailer Wizards names Ontario v.p.; and Canada gets a rep on Kenworth’s Dealer Council
The Truckload Carriers Association’s Owner/Operator of the Year Award has been presented to Mark Tricco of Bi- son Transport. Tricco has driven for more than 35 years and has accumu- lated more than 4.4 million accident- free miles. He was honoured at the TCA’s Annual Awards Banquet in Las Vegas, Nev.
“I’m very humbled to be receiving this award,” said Tricco. “There are so many great professional drivers in our industry, so to be recognized as one of the very best is special.”
The Company Driver of the Year Award went to Danny Smith of Big G Express, which is based out of Shelbyville, Tenn.
Guy Broderick of APPS Transport Group based out of Brampton, Ont. was a runner-up in the company driv- er category. Grand prize winners took home a cheque for $25,000 while run- ners up received a cheque for $2,500.
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Trailer Wizards announced recently
that Sherry Mossman will be its new vice-president, Ontario region.
Mossman will lead the Ontario management team and be responsible for a fleet of approximately 8,000 trail- ers, along with operations, service, parts, and sales for Trailer Wizards’ Ontario locations. She joined Trailer Wizards in 2012 and most recently, she was the branch manager for the Ed- monton, Alta. customer care centre.
“Sherry’s experience and dedication to Trailer Wizards’ customers makes her ideal for this role,” said Anne McK- ee, Trailer Wizards’ chief operating officer. “Her strong record of accom- plishment, solid operational experi- ence, team building, and leadership expertise will be an asset to our On- tario team and customers.”
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Kenworth has named its 2016 Dealer
Council and it will have Canadian rep- resentation in the form of Mike Nagle of Bayview Kenworth in St. John, N.B. The council works with Kenworth to improve customer support through its dealer network.
It will also promote Kenworth Pre- mierCare and the new PremierCare Gold Certified program. The council will be chaired by Carl Herzog of Cen- tral Illinois Trucks.
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Trans Plus Systems has named Chris
Manhire its new general manager. The position was newly created for
the trucking software company and Manhire was appointed to implement a strategic growth plan for the compa- ny. In his new position, Manhire will oversee all departments of the orga- nization to drive maximum perfor- mance, innovation and quality.
“Chris has many years of experi- ence in working with companies just like Trans Plus and we are very excited to have him join our executive team,” said president Dave Wright. “Chris will play a pivotal rule in executing our vision for the company while up- holding our steadfast commitment to providing high quality solutions to our customers as we grow.”
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