[PR] Scania Young European Truck Driver

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Scania Young European Truck Driver

The process has started to find the Irish finalist for the 2007 Young European Truck Driver Competition. As a scheme designed to promote and enhance driving skills and road safety, the event has the endorsement and backing of the European Union & the Irish Road Safety Authority.
The winner of the Irish final will be chosen in July & he or she will compete in September at the grand finale to be held in against fellow drivers from across the European Union for the ultimate prize of a Scania R-series truck.

The process begins with registration, which must be completed by 1 May. All C licence holders born in 1972 or later who are in full time employment as an HGV driver in Ireland are invited to participate by completing a registration form.

Interested parties should e-mail their details to importer@westwardscania.com for the registration form & have it returned no later than May 1st.

Organised by Scania in conjunction with co-sponsors Shell, Michelin and the International Road Union, more than 20,000 young drivers from across Europeare expected to enter the Young European Truck Driver 2007 competition.

Patrick Kenny, Managing Director of Westward Scania, said that they are delighted to be involved in this important European safety initiative. “I really believe that Scania’s connection to safety, quality and economy is very much strengthened and reinforced through this Young Truck Driver competition”

Noel Brett, CEO of the Road Safety Authority, said “It is essential that we encourage and recognise the efforts of those who are setting the standard in road safety for others to emulate. As such the RSA is delighted to support the search for Ireland’s participant in the 2007 Young European Truck Driver Competition.”