Lynden's Jack Sorensen named 2018 Alaska Truck Driver of the Year

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lynden Transport Driver Jack Sorensen was recently named the 2018 Alaska Truck Driver of the Year by the Alaska Trucking Association (ATA). Lynden drivers have been named Driver of the Year four out of the past five years. Lynden Transport Driver John Schank received the award twice – in 2014 and 2017 – and Alaska West Express Driver Brian Ambrose was recognized in 2016. Ambrose earned second place overall champion of this year's ATA truck driving championships competition as well as taking first place in the sleeper truck class.

"We are extremely proud of the professionalism and commitment our drivers exhibit every day on the job, but also the knowledge and skills they bring to the annual ATA truck driving championships," says Lynden Transport President Paul Grimaldi. "These drivers are the best of the best. They must complete a written knowledge test, a pre-trip inspection and a skills course as part of their participation."

Sorensen has earned many first-place finishes in the annual driving competition in Anchorage and has maintained an accident-free record for 34 years. He has traveled to the national truck driving competition seven times over his long driving career. "Driving in Alaska can certainly be a challenge with moose on the road year-round, tourists on the road in the summer and extreme weather in the winter," he says.

Other Lynden drivers placing in the competition were Doug Longerbone, Greg Sims, Brian Aszmus and Cody McFarlane for Lynden Transport, and Joseph George, James Elliott and Edward Tuia for Alaska West Express.

Lynden Transport and Alaska West Express are part of the Lynden family of companies, whose combined capabilities include truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, scheduled and charter barges, intermodal bulk chemical hauls, scheduled and chartered air freighters, domestic and international forwarding and customs services, sanitary bulk commodities hauling, and multi-modal logistics. Lynden companies are repeat winners in the annual Quest for Quality awards presented by Logistics Management magazine.

Contact: Ryan Dixon
Director of Marketing and Media
Lynden, www.lynden.com 
(206) 439-1266, Email: [email protected]  

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