Stewart Jutzi of Erb Transport earned top honors once again at the Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving Championships (CORTDC), taking home the Grand Champion title and highest overall score of 450.5 points at the event held June 14, at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
The competition drew experienced and rookie drivers alike, who demonstrated their knowledge of safety, vehicle control, and road rules across five competitive categories. Each driver was evaluated through a series of written tests, inspections, and driving challenges.
Clary Ward from XPO Logistics took home the safety award, while the rookie award went to Mykhailo Zaitsev of Kriska Holdings.
The full list of winners includes:
B-Train
1st place – Dave Chambers, Country Transport
2nd place – Wayne Burnett, Home Hardware
3rd place – Mariusz Popa, Primemax Energy (Rookie)
4th place – Kevin Tetreault, Kriska Holdings
Straight Truck
1st place – Stewart Jutzi, Erb Transport
2nd place – Chris Tilley, Linamar Transportation
3rd place – Michelle Lane, FedEx Freight Hamilton
4th place – Austin Shultz, Home Hardware
Single/Single
1st place – Clary Ward, XPO Logistics
2nd place – Ricardo Santos, FedEx Freight London
3rd place – Rick Dobie, XPO Logistics
Single/Tandem
1st place – Gavin Dobie, Earl Paddock Transportation
2nd place – Jeff Lambkin, Erb Transport
3rd place – Bryon Winfield, Willow Brae Pallets
Tandem/Tandem
1st place – Shawn Matheson, Home Hardware
2nd place – Jeff Jorgensen, Linamar Transportation (Rookie)
3rd place – Ron Genovese, Air Liquide
4th place – Vince Angel, FedEx Freight Ayr
Team Award
Shawn Matheson, Wayne Burnett, Austin Shultz (Home Hardware)
Ricardo Santos (FedEx Freight London)
Michelle Lane (FedEx Freight Hamilton)
Vince Angel (FedEx Freight Ayr)
