Putting Safety First is our top priority. The Ontar-io Waste Management Association wants to work with you to improve safety. Every year preventa-ble accidents needlessly happen when pedestri-ans, cyclists, and other vehicles come in close contact to our vehicles. Let’s work together and stay safe. Help us prevent accidents by keeping a safe distance and maintaining eye contact with our drivers before approaching our vehi-cles. Together we can make a difference.

  

  

  

                                          

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

The 2017 OWMA Truck Driving Championship had 56 drivers registered to participate in one of our best events ever. This year’s event was held at the City of London Material Recycling Facility (Miller Waste Systems) in London — an excellent day for all drivers and guests. There were 56 waste sector drivers competing in four categories (Front End, Rear Loader, Special Services, and Roll Off) for the honour of being “Waste Sector (Ontario) Truck Driving Champions” and continuing on to represent their companies at the Ontario Championships being held on July 7-9, 2017 in Brampton, Ontario. The OWMA is very proud to have the support and sponsorship from all members. The following is a list of SPONSORS who made the 2017 OWMA Truck Driving Championship a great success.

Big Truck Rental

City of London

Emterra Environmental

Joe Johnson Equipment Inc.

London Machinery

Mack Trucks Canada

Miller Waste Systems

Purves Redmond

Waste Connections of Canada

 

 

 

 

2017 OWMA Truck Driving Championship

2017 Grand Championship Winner:

Rob Hunter

 

Putting Safety First is our top priority. The Ontar-io Waste Management Association wants to work with you to improve safety. Every year preventa-ble accidents needlessly happen when pedestri-ans, cyclists, and other vehicles come in close contact to our vehicles. Let’s work together and stay safe. Help us prevent accidents by keeping a safe distance and maintaining eye contact with our drivers before approaching our vehi-cles. Together we can make a difference.

  

  

  

                                          

Thank you to the City of London Material Recycling Facility managed by Miller Waste Systems for their generosity in providing the facility to hold the 2017 Truck Driving Championship and Miller Waste Systems who supplied their equipment for the competition. These events are not possible without the very generous support from all our members—the drivers, the equipment, the judging, the sponsorship, the trucks, and especially the spectators.

We would like to thank our judges who as always, are instrumental in making the day run smoothly – for our many supporters who come out year after year to “cheer” on their favourites – thank you again for your continued support. The OWMA would also like to thank all of our members who generously donated to the event—the Driver’s Gift; thank you Purves Redmond. Driver’s Shirt; thank you Waste Connection of Canada. Friday night round-up at the Boston Pizza—thank you to Mack Truck for sponsoring the event—it was a great success which the drivers thoroughly enjoyed! The OWMA would very much like to recognize the efforts of the Committee members and their companies who work very hard all year long to ensure a smooth operation, an appropriate location and a fair competition. We would like to extend special thanks to Milt Hiles, Ludwig and Deb Biliko, Waste Connections of Canada, Anthony Dillard, Cyndie Wells, Miller Waste Systems, John Whitworth, City of London, Robert Laurenza and his staff, Universal Staffing and the many other volunteers who provided their time and support. Also to all other category drivers and winners – congratulations on a job well done – the category winners received their plaques and ‘prizes’ along with the respect and admiration of their companies, competitors and the over 200 people who attended the event.

 

 

 

 

Putting Safety First is our top priority. The Ontar-io Waste Management Association wants to work with you to improve safety. Every year preventa-ble accidents needlessly happen when pedestri-ans, cyclists, and other vehicles come in close contact to our vehicles. Let’s work together and stay safe. Help us prevent accidents by keeping a safe distance and maintaining eye contact with our drivers before approaching our vehi-cles. Together we can make a difference.

  

  

  

                                          

A very special thank you to the following companies who donated their trucks for the setup on Friday and the competition on Saturday – without their support and very generous contribution, there would be no competition:   

CITY OF LONDON  

GFL ENVIRONMENTAL MILLER WASTE SYSTEMS WASTE CONNECTIONS OF CANADA

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Putting Safety First is our top priority. The Ontar-io Waste Management Association wants to work with you to improve safety. Every year preventa-ble accidents needlessly happen when pedestri-ans, cyclists, and other vehicles come in close contact to our vehicles. Let’s work together and stay safe. Help us prevent accidents by keeping a safe distance and maintaining eye contact with our drivers before approaching our vehi-cles. Together we can make a difference.

  

  

  

                                          

  

It was a fun filled day and included a very serious competition between the professional drivers that so ably represent our sector to the public every day. Please join with the Association as we CONGRATULATE the following individuals who will be competing at the Provincial Championships: Dale Sterling – Miller Waste Systems - London Ross Ware - Waste Connections of Canada - Bracebridge Tom Honsinger — Miller Waste Systems—London Michael Gauthier-Granov — GFL Environmental Inc.—Toronto John Gribben – Tomlinson Environmental Services Inc. —Ottawa Richard Moreau - Waste Management of Canada Corporation – Sault Ste. Marie Nathan Atkinson—Waste Connections of Canada —Chatham James Davies — City of Hamilton—Hamilton Chris Dixon—GFL Environmental Inc. - Brockville Edward Antrobus—GFL Environmental Inc.—Toronto Norm Doyon - Waste Management of Canada Corporation—Sault Ste. Marie Rob Hunter - Waste Management of Canada Corporation - Kingston

Congratulations to all winners and good luck at the Provincials!

We look forward to seeing all OWMA member companies participating in the 2017 Truck Driving Championship being held on Saturday, June 9th, 2018 – MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Location details will be announced in early 2018.

SEE YOU ON JUNE 9TH 2018!