{"id":2954,"date":"2020-07-15T16:21:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T16:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/premier-ford-to-truckers-thank-you\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:45:03","slug":"premier-ford-to-truckers-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/premier-ford-to-truckers-thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier Ford to Truckers: Thank You!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited one of Ontario\u2019s largest trucking companies yesterday and took time to thank trucking industry workers for their tireless efforts in keeping the Ontario economy moving during the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

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The Premier toured Challenger Motor Freight in Cambridge to get a glimpse of how the trucking industry is persevering through the pandemic and thanked staff for their dedication in these extraordinary times. He met with the Challenger team of drivers, dispatchers, and maintenance working, stopping to listen to team members\u2019 stories of how they\u2019ve handled the crisis as frontline workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe came and showed his appreciation for all their hard work for being there for the people of Ontario by continuing to move our province\u2019s trade safely,\u201d said Jim Peeples, president and COO, Challenger Motor Freight. \u201cOur entire team is so grateful that Premier Ford would take time out of his incredibly busy schedule to say thank-you. It means a lot to our company and our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ontario Trucking Association Stephen Laskowski was also in attendance. He said the visit is just the latest in a long list of actions where the Premier and his government have shown leadership and support for the trucking industry, especially during the COVID crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cPremier Ford and his cabinet team have repeatedly shown tremendous respect for our industry \u2013 specifically, the dedicated men and women who make it so great,\u201d he said. \u201cOTA would like to thank Premier Ford and his ministers, especially Transportation Minister Mulroney, for their remarkable support of our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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