KAG Canada Driver of the Year Recipients
April 10, 2025
At KAG Canada, we are proud to announce 342 of our Professional Truck Drivers have earned the prestigious title of Driver of the Year for the previous calendar year of 2024.
The honourary title of Driver of the Year at our company is part of our long-standing history of operational excellence and shines a spotlight on our Professional Truck Drivers and their exemplary performance in the previous year.
To earn the title means they completed the required weeks or hours in a calendar year with ZERO preventable incidents, accidents, infraction and injuries.
See all of our Driver of the Year Recipients Across Canada:
Alberta
Calgary, Alberta
Terminal Manager: Leigh Fex
Assistant Terminal Manager: Britney Belcher
- Abdullah Jovendha
- Almir Okanovic
- Amritpal Singh
- Andrew Cawley
- Arkadiusz Rachfal
- Balwant Sidhu
- Bradley Young
- Brian Barnett
- Brian Dorscheid
- Cameron Rice
- Clinton Wonnek
- Delorn Moline
- Dennis Lyubomirov Vidzon
- Duane Hildebrand
- Hector Apostol
- Hennadiy Pashyn
- Jagjitpal Dhaouna
- Jamie Neubecker
- Joshua Levin
- Kelvin Bryan
- Ken Cross
- Marcelin Szwed
- Marcial Gutierrez Hidalgo
- Martynas Cesna
- Michael Hildahl
- Michael Jackson
- Mukul Mehra
- Norman Hogge
- Oleksii Tkachenko
- Parmjit Tamber
- Ravinder Dhillon
- Robert Berry
- Robert Brown
- Robert Buckle
- Robert Olearczuk
- Samuel McGee
- Sergio Halos
- Shaune Treller
- Simarjit Gill
- Viorel Cojocaru
- Zachary Sharlow
Edmonton, Alberta
Terminal Manager: John Carswell
Assistant Terminal Manager: Marla Filo
- Antonio Ortiz
- Brian Abbott
- Casey Brown
- David Preville
- Dharminder Sidhu
- Douglas Mckay
- Ettie Daub
- Gerald Smith
- Harpreet Aujla
- Igor Chubar
- Jagjit Singh
- Joseph Gladue
- Kang Yang
- Katherine Neilson
- Kenneth Neilson
- Manipal Bassi
- Michael Obeng
- Mykola Reva
- Narciso Palabrica
- Niraj Lama Tamang
- Paul Fudge
- Paul Kelly
- Pawandeep Singh
- Prateek Chadda
- Roy Prew
- Ryan Dahl
- Sant Saroop Singh
- Santosh Tharu
- Shannon Stevens-Craig
- Trevor Roth
- Vladan Markovic
- Zbigniew Stefanski
Lloydminster, Alberta
Terminal Manager: Bryan Wiens
- Christopher LeRiche
- Christopher Pitre
- Daniel Cambridge
- Jacob Klassen
- Jagtar Chahal
- James Bosley
- Jason Hoknes
- Manon Litalien
- Marius Oancea
- Neil Morrow
- Peter White
- Robert Lucas
British Columbia
Kamloops, British Columbia
Director of Operations: Raul Pereira
- Calvin Grant
- Clayton Wiebe
- Donald Smith
- Jagdeep Badesha
- John Leeson
- Larry Isaacson
- Lyle Brochu
- Mario Escamilla
- Richard Pelletier
- Ronald Weel
- Russell Preston
Langley, British Columbia
Terminal Manager: Hans Lund
- Amandeep Singh
- Amanpreet Mann
- Andrey Chukhryaev
- Baldev Dhillon
- Brian Gibbs
- Bryan Solar
- Claude Welcome
- David Williams
- Dmitry Il’In
- Dmytro Morozov
- Gurjeet Singh
- Gurpreet Singh
- ilia Davydov
- Inderjit Singh
- Iqbal Singh
- James Miller
- Jasmandeep Sidhu
- Jamie West
- Jaspreet Singh
- Jaswinder Battu
- Joshua Callaway
- Jujhar Singh
- Kartar Dhaul
- Kulveer Purewal
- Kurt Sterner
- Lucian Pop
- Luka Kurilic
- Manish Kaushal
- Marius Olariu
- Martin Shelton
- Mehdi Delbar Vaghef
- Nioclas Flanagan
- Njegos Divac
- Oliver Doege
- Perry Osmond
- Petros Koutsogiannis
- Pritpal Dhaliwal
- Roger Solano
- Sandy Dragan
- Scott Elliott
- Sunil Kumar Sankaranarayanan Nair
- Tajdeep Singh
- Tajinder Dhillon
- William Morris
Prince George, British Columbia
Director of Operations: Leigh Fex
- Gary Shaw
- Motoki Nozato
- Sahil Bansal
Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba
Terminal Manager: Sean Workman
Assistant Terminal Manager: Chris Martin
- Anthony Leppa
- Derek Smart
- Devon Dyck
- Glen Burton
- Jiszka Clement
- Kendall Carlisle
- Laurie Van De Spiegle
- Mark Czarnata
- Mingfeng Zhu
- Nick Stacey
- Patrick Nicholson
- Paul Miller
- Victor Perrett
- Wayne Jure
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Terminal Manager: Roger Larocque
- Alexander Tingson
- Alexey Obedinskiy
- Arnelio Dela Cruz
- Brian Riench
- Chris Plamondon
- Christian Wedel
- Christopher Closas
- Christopher Whitebird
- Craig James
- Dave Roberts
- David Mackey
- Denfred Aguanta
- Dmitry Kuznetsov
- Fred Moore
- Glen Gillespie
- Gregory Stewner
- Harmanpreet Panesar
- Harpinder Singh
- Hristo Denkov
- Ivan Griffiths
- Jacek Ploch
- Jaspreet Singh
- Jayantha Mendis
- Joan Capuchino
- John Weedmark
- Jonathan Poetker
- Jozef Ciupak
- Lawrence Nelson
- Lindsay Poetker
- Marc Turenne
- Marek Dudek
- Mark Blundell
- Merv Nickart
- Paul Rance
- Peter Harrison
- Philip Guerrero
- Ranjodh Sangha
- Robert Barker
- Romeo Salac
- Ruel Samia
- Santiago Sonza
- Sanveer Khokhar
- Scott Zimmer
- Trevor Panchuk
- William Tower
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Terminal Manager: Steve Thompson
- Artem Rakov
- David Moss
- Donald Chisholm
- Duane Pearl
- Eli Landa
- John Hiltz
- Morgan Klien
- Raymond Thomas
- Sean Penney
Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
Operations Manager: Keith Bartlett
- Gaston Brisson
- Lukas Masson
- Michael Lafontaine-Blais
- Yakov Olshanski
- Yvan Ducap
Sarnia, Ontario
Terminal Manager: Gord Rogers
- Absalon Espinoza Romero
- Ahmed Abukwaik
- Allen Cook
- Amrinder Singh Sibia
- Andrew Haig
- Andrew Stanbrook
- Bernard Telfer
- Brian Whynott
- Cameron Lardner
- Charles Pawley
- Darryl Kennedy
- David Reeds
- Donald Levesque
- Edward Francisco
- Edward Rusek
- Gary Fraser
- Gerald Phillips
- Glen Jackson
- Gonzalo Lozano Trejos
- James Travis
- Jaspreet Singh Brar
- Jefferson O’hara
- Jeffery Deans
- Jeffrey Michaud
- Johan Groening
- John Konecny
- Kristopher Young
- Liam Dennahower
- Lloyd Torraville
- Michael Couture
- Michael Perreault
- Michael Simons
- Patrice Knight
- Ralph Arbour
- Randy Puspoky
- Robert Davidson
- Robert Glenn
- Robert Skelton
- Robert Vriesema
- Robert Weston
- Surinder Bath
- Thomas Lester
- Todd Wellman
- Vedran Kolovrat
- William Beattie
- William Day
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Terminal Manager: Roger Larocque
- Robert Posmituk
- Sven Dietrich
Toronto, Ontario
Terminal Manager: Nezrol Hosein
- Abdul Rafay
- Allan Gates
- Angrej Singh
- Carlos Jovovitch
- Christopher Gray
- Daniel Levesque
- Eyyup Bursal
- Gerrard Robb
- Ghislain Lebeau
- Gurpreet singh Batth
- Hardeep Gollee
- Jagvir Mangat
- Jasmeet Singh Malhi
- Karen Farquharson
- Mehrdad Moayediamin
- Muhammad Ali Atif
- Nicodemus Blackbird
- Nicolae Dudnic
- Sandeep Sahota
- Satwinder Singh
- Shane Woodley
- Stephen Duffy
- Stuart Smith
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Terminal Manager: Reg Dyck
- Dale Wilson
- David Smith
- Dome James Mier
- Duane Schultz
- Eric Astrologo
- Hector Blackwin
- Howard Smith
- Ian Slater
- Jacob Mandel
- Jamie Fuller
- Jarmanjit Dhillon
- Jerry Sadsad
- Kerry Mulligan
- Lennox Green
- Michael Boniface
- Michael Brown
- Pawel Politewicz
- Robin Swain
- Steven Lobb
- Tyler Magill
Rocanville, Saskatchewan
Operations Manager: Ken Kingdon
- Clinton Jasper
- Danny McLean
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Terminal Manager: Paul Landman
- Andrii Kalyta
- Andriy Potaptsev
- Angela Klassen
- Basil John Bester
- Bertha Wiebe
- Bill Harvey
- Bogdan Martyniuk
- Brad Rosin
- Bradley Westerhaug
- Bryce Kapeller
- Cerilo Resare
- Dale Campbell
- Dallas Klassen
- Derek Flanders
- Donato Arellano Jr
- Garry Schmidt
- Gloria Kostyniuk
- Gordon Vas
- Harjot Saini
- Ivan Shaleva
- Jean-Luc Jacob Henri
- Lazaro Nueva
- Manuel Jr Lantano
- Paul Bean
- Rachel Phoenix
- Raul Diaz Gonzalez
- Richard Agnew
- Richard Derksen
- Ronald Unger
- Ronald Zimmermann
- Sergii Radin
- Volodymyr Yankin
- Walden Becker
- Waleed Yousif
- Wayne Kerslake
We believe our Driver of the Year award is the leading recognition program in the trucking industry. Earning the title is truly an accomplishment and a testament to their passion.
To celebrate all of our exceptional Professional Drivers and pay respect to what they have accomplished, we will be hosting 16 individual events across Canada throughout the months of June and July.
