Awards and Recognition
We have been recognized with the 2017 Canadian Shippers’ Choice Award. At Big Freight our goals and values have always remained the same “On Time Pick Up and Delivery” with world class customer service from our amazing team of Professional Drivers.
Better Drivers Better Service!
Big Freight is proud to announce we have been chosen as winner of the 2016 Truckload Carriers Association's prestigious National Fleet Safety Award!
Read more: http://www.bigfreight.com/tca-fleet-safety.php
Driver Awards
Years of Service - Milestone Anniversary Truck Recipients
A personalized custom-ordered Silver Anniversary truck is presented to every driver upon their 25th year of service with the company. The trucks are for the driver's exclusive use and a new truck is presented to the driver every 5 years thereafter.
- Eddy Dueck - Start Date: 11/16/1976
- Farley Fries - Start Date: 8/19/1985
- Jim Kroeker - Start Date: 5/11/1989
- Edward (Tiny) Friesen - Start Date: 10/17/1984 Retired: 1/30/2015 (30 YEARS)
- Robert (Shick) Dueck - Start Date: 8/30/1979 Retired: 7/16/2010 (30 YEARS)
Million Miler Club
A significant milestone in a professional driver’s career is achieving one, two, or much more rarely, three million miles. Big Freight is proud to recognize drivers that have joined this exclusive club.
4,000,000 Miles
- Eddy Dueck - 2015
3,000,000 Miles
- Carl Michaelsen - 2015
- Eddy Dueck - 2005
2,000,000 Miles
- Harvey Behm - 2016
- Dan Penner - 2015
- Gaetan Crepeault - 2015
- Robert Pigeau - 2015
- Alan Dueck - 2013
- Jim McDowell - 2013 (retired)
- Carl Michaelsen - 2010
- Ken Sobering - 2010
- Rod Hertlein - 2010
- Farley Fries - 2005
- Ed Dueck - 1995
1,000,000 Miles
Al Landriault - 2016
Macgregor Stephens - 2015
Peter Nassau - 2015
Vincent Vitols - 2015
Jim Kroeker – 2014 Steve Turner - 2014
Robert Johnson – 2014 Wil Langelaan - 2014
Robert Vogt - 2014
Bill Borkowski - 2013 Gerald Wall - 2013
Dwayne Wiens - 2013 Jim McDowell – 2013 (retired)
Frank Kovacs - 2013 Macgregor Stephens - 2013
Roger Driedger - 2012
Ron Carriere - 2012
Jocelyn Lavallee - 2011
Ron Hertlein - 2010
Al Maczuga - 2008 Peter Dueck - 2008
Anthony Smale - 2008 Randy Burla - 2008 (retired)
Murray Brown - 2008 Randy Kryskow - 2008
Paul Lauzon - 2008 Stuart Anderson - 2008
Alan Dueck - 2007
Harvey Behm - 2007
Allan Berube - 2006 (retired)
Gaetan Crepeault - 2006
Carl Michaelsen - 2005 Mike Dovidija - 2005 (retired)
Clare Sayers - 2005 Robert (Shick) Dueck - 2005 (retired)
Dan Penner - 2005 Robert Pigeau - 2005
Ed (Tiny) Friesen - 2005 (retired) Roger Coffin - 2005 (retired)
Ken Sobering - 2005 Rod Hertlein - 2005
Farley Fries - 2005
Jim McDowell – 2005 (retired)
Merv Shewfelt - 2005
Michael St Laurent - 2005
Ed Dueck - 1985
Emerald Elite Drivers
In recognition of those truly exceptional drivers who have achieved Emerald status for two consecutive years.
- Angela Blay - 2016
- Peter Nassau - 2016
- Ed (Tiny) Friesen - 2011, 2012, 2013 (retired)
- Nigel Brailsford - 2011
- Donald Conley - 2010
- Jim Kroeker - 2009
- Ron Carriere - 2004, 2005, 2009
- Steve Turner - 2009
- Eddy Dueck - 2008
- Greg Bercier - 2003, 2004
- Robert Pigeau - 2002
Emerald Drivers
This award is presented to drivers in recognition of outstanding performance in customer service and safe, claims-free driving for the year.
- Donald Godin - 2016
- Gaetan Crepeault - 2016
- Kulwinder Singh - 2016
- Lynda Hudson - 2016
- Mark Iveson - 2016
- Munish Madhra - 2016
- Trevor Nichols - 2016
- Marc Cohen - 2014
- Robert Pigeau - 2001, 2004, 2014
- Greg Bercier - 2002, 2013
- Nigel Brailsford - 2010, 2013
- Peter Nassau - 2013
- Randy Kryskow - 2013
- Alan Clayton - 2012
- Daniel Penner - 2010, 2012
- Michael Payment - 2012
- Eddy Dueck - 2007, 2011
- Ron Carriere - 2003, 2008, 2011
- Ed (Tiny) Friesen - 2010 (retired)
- Don Conley - 2006, 2009
- Dwayne Wiens - 2008
- Jim Kroeker - 2005, 2008
- Rodney Birdsbill - 2008
- Steve Turner - 2008
- Peter Dueck Sr. - 2005
Pinnacle Monthly Safety Award
This monthly recognition acknowledges drivers for their great customer service and safe, claims-free driving.
April 2018 Recipients
- Andrey Sheinin
- Cassey True
- Czeslaw Sokolowski
- Daniel St-Onge
- David Dempsey
- David Read
- Donald Conley
- Edwin Funk
- Erin True
- Ford Church
- Gerald Searle
- Gregory Szilagyi
- Gurprit Singh
- Jarret Farrow
- Juri Mattner
- Karl Guenette
- Lakhbir Sekhon
- Luc Deschenes
- Luc McLean
- Lynda Hudson
- Mandeep Singh
- Manzolito Cedantes
- Marc Cohen
- Marc Laroche
- Michael Hlatky
- Munish Madhra
- Oleg Bezzoubov
- Oleskiy Petriv
- Pavel Ivanov
- Raymond Kornelsen
- Richard Niznowski
- Robert Matte
- Robert Woelk
- Ronald Hawkins
- Samuel Freeman
- Sanjeev Kumar
- Sergej Regier
- Steven Denny
- Sudesh Sharma
- Sunjeet Kaur
Driver of the Month - June 2018
Selected from the Pinnacle Safety Award candidates, this driver best exemplified the company standards of excellence in customer service and safe, claims-free driving for the month.
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Sheldon Hammond
Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspection
Drivers who have a violations-free DOT Inspection this month are recognized for their dedication to safety and company standards.
May 2018 Recipients
- Badiuk, Danny
- Blackmore,Terrance
- Clarke, Eric
- Farrow, Jarret
- Freeman, Samuel
- Funk, Edwin
- Gill, Dharamjeet
- Ivanov, Pavel
- Kryskow, Randolf
- Langelaan, Will
- Nassau, Peter
- Singh, Chakbir
- Singh, Daljit
- St-Onge, Daniel
- Wiens, Dwayne