January 3, 2023
Congratulations to Gurbinder Chohan, aka Harry, for reaching his 5-year work milestone with Van Kam! Harry has been an integral part of our warehouse dock team since he joined in 2017 as a part-time worker, stripping and loading P&D (pickup & delivery) trailers. "I never expected to have the opportunity to work full-time at Van Kam, but after two years of working part-time and showing dedication and commitment to excellence, my supervisor offered me a full-time position," says Harry. "I ...
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January 3, 2023
Walking the floors around the Van Kam Freightways' service centers throughout BC, one will quickly notice that some very unique and charismatic individuals work for our company. Case in point, meet Daniel Garbe, who's been with our company for over five years. He works as a forklift operator and strips & loads trailers at our Surrey Terminal... but on the side, this guy's got a couple of other things "brewing". A Beantrepreneur Van Kam encourages all their team members to ...
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December 1, 2022
Van Kam is pleased to announce our sponsorship of Tree Canada and its efforts toward improving the environment of all provinces across Canada by planting and nurturing trees. Ultimately, this initiative helps to improve the lives of all Canadians, and it's one of the main reasons we're happy to support them... improving lives is what makes us tick here at Van Kam! Environment and Communities Over the years, Van Kam has taken an active stance in caring for the environment and communities ...
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December 1, 2022
Ashley Hoodicoff is one of the many incredible people that work for Van Kam Freightways. She joined the company in 2006 as an Operations Assistant and has now become Van Kam's first female Terminal Manager in our 75-year history! Worth the Wait "Becoming Castlegar's Terminal Manager has been a goal of mine for over five years, and I'm glad it's finally happened," Ashley says excitedly. "As Terminal Manager, I work closely with our Lead Hand to structure the day. Together ...
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December 1, 2022
For another year, Van Kam Freightways Ltd. is pleased to partner with the United Way of Northern BC (UWNBC) for the annual United Way Tree of Lights in Prince George this holiday season. The United Way Tree of Lights is a long-standing holiday tradition in Prince George. With COVID nearly in the rear-view mirror, this year is bigger and better! United More Than Ever Every year this local community tradition sparks hope, joy, and happiness. "This year marks our 4th ...
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November 2, 2022
In our 75 years of existence, our people have always been our advantage. Our achievements and status as Western Canada's leading LTL service provider are due to the commitment, dedication, and passionate drive of our employees, past and present. Retired Van Kam driver James Brennan and his son, Chuck Brennan, a retired owner/operator, are examples of such employees. The father-son duo have over 30 years of driving for Van Kam between them and they were happy to share their story ...
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November 2, 2022
We're excited to congratulate Delbert Cochran on hitting the big 30 at Van Kam Freightways. Del is currently one of our Dispatchers based out of our Kamloops terminal, but after being here for 30 years, he pretty much does everything. Del is there whenever he's needed, whether it's working the dock, yard, or driving the trucks. His dedication and commitment to service are worthy of emulation and praise. Hard Work and Commitment Del joined Van Kam as a 5 ton ...
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October 13, 2022
With inflation hitting everyone in the pocketbook, from businesses to consumers, Van Kam Freightways is stickin' to its guns and keeping our fuel cap for highway linehaul owner/lease operators at 50 cents per litre. Yup… you heard us right! Taking One for the Team We're taking this one on the chin for our loyal linehaul operators despite escalating fuel costs at our own end. Whether the price of diesel is $1.75 per litre or $2.25 per litre, you will never ...
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October 4, 2022
Van Kam Freightways is proud to celebrate the 20th work anniversary of our Sales Manager, Mike Bruggen-Cate. Mike manages our BC sales team while generating new business accounts for our company. “As the Sales Manager of BC, I primarily serve the BC Mining Community and regularly build new relationships within all types of industries. I also manage our BC sales team, where I ensure we meet our monthly goals by providing leadership and training to our team as needed,” he ...
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October 4, 2022
Van Kam Freightways Ltd. is happy to celebrate the 25th work anniversary of David Lane. As one of our P&D (pickup & delivery) drivers based out of our Surrey terminal, David's primary role involves picking up and delivering freight in Surrey and surrounding areas. Born to Drive For David, it was always going to be trucking. He grew up in a trucking household in a trucking community. His father was a trucker, and at 17, David already had a job ...
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