Our 2014 Truck Convoy surpassed all our records and expectations.
It takes a community of generous sponsors, drivers, donors, volunteers, athletes and their families to have such an outstanding result!
Not to mention a very supportive Grand Marshal, Alex Debogorski who donated his entire weekend to support our Athletes and the guidance of our Law Enforcement Officers (LETR) to clear the way for our Convoy route and our DND Shearwater Partners, Hanger F, where it all happened!
By the Numbers for our 3rd Truck Convoy in Support of Special Athletes
- $69,000 raised for our Athletes – A Record!
- Over $31,000 in pledges of the total collected from Drivers and Athletes
- 152 rigs participated in the convoy – A Record!
- Wolseley Canada hosted our FIRST Public Convoy BBQ AND a Silver Sponsor!
- Irving Oil our First Presenting Sponsor hosted the FIRST Trucker Appreciation Big Stop Event
- 5 Silver Sponsors : Hull Transport, Atlantic Cat, Mary Browns, MacLeod Lorway Insurance Group and Wolseley Canada- A Record!
- Largest, Single Fundraising Effort of $10,000 by Carl, Wayne, Debbie and Debbie Hiltz of Uniacke Trucking
- First time 5 teams entered Team Captains
- 35 Trucker Buddy’s riding with the Convoy for the largest number of Athletes who helped raise funds to help their ‘Trucker buddies’
- 150 Volunteers helping Special Olympics Nova Scotia
Participants
- Armour Group (5)
- Atlantic Cat (2)
- Atlantic Tiltload (15)
- Atlantica Diversified Transportation
- Balloch Trucking (2)
- Bestway/Pro-Can Trucking Service Ltd (3)
- Blackburn Transport Ltd
- Bluewater Agencies (2)
- Chad B Clinton Trucking
- Classic Freight Systems (3)
- Cole Harbour Fire Department
- Conrad Transportation (3)
- Department of National Defence (DND) Fire Department (3)
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Department of National Defense (DND) (TEME)
- Donald Gallant Ent Ltd
- Dumpsters R Us
- Emera Fuels & Utilities (2)
- Fisher Transportation Ltd (2)
- Fisherman’s Market (2)
- Gil Soucy Trucking
- Glenn Fitzgerald Trucking
- GTL Transportation (10)
- Guysborough Transfer (4)
- Hansons (2)
- Halifax Water
- Harrison R Hudson
- Hodgson Trucking Limited (6)
- Home Hardware Stores Ltd (4)
- Hull Transport
- Irving Oil (3)
- Keystone Western Inc
- Kilkare Transport Ltd (10)
- King Freight
- Laidlaw Carriers Van (2)
- Leo J Beazley (5)
- Lively Construction (7)
- Lockhart Truck Center (2)
- MacKay’s Truck Centre (3)
- Midland Transport (10)
- Nova Scotia Power (2)
- Osco Concrete
- Pardy’s Waste Management
- Paul (JP) McLellan Transport Ltd
- PeterBilt Atlantic
- Pioneer Fuels
- Purolator
- Reid Davis Trucking
- RGD Transport
- RJ Trailer Sales
- Ruggels Towing
- Russel Metals (2)
- Ryder Truck Rentals
- Tim Horton
- TJ Mills Express Transport (5)
- Uniacke Trucking (2)
- Wayne D Davis Gen Haul Ltd (2)
Sponsors
Our convoy wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our sponsors.
Driver Nutrition Breaks
Photo Gallery
Here are just a few of the hundreds of photos taken during the 2014 convoy. We’ll be adding more in the coming days. Credit: Sydney Sacre and Daylan McNamara.