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The finalists of Young European Truck Driver 2007

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Austria
David Duskanich, Austria
Name: David Duskanich
Age: 23
Field of transport: National long haulage, construction transports
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I drive local routes in Austria at the moment and I like this.

Belgium

Name: Jean-Michel Locher
Age: 29
Field of transport: 
Favourite routes or place to stop by: Highway for low consummation, security and swiftness

Bulgaria
Yordan Simeonov, Bulgaria
Name: Yordan Simeonov
Age: 24
Field of transport: Regional Cargo
Favourite routes or place to stop by: Gorna Oriahovitsa – Burgas – the road is very good and most of the time the traffic is low

Czech Republic
Roman Rysavy, Czech Republic
Name: Roman Rysavy
Age: 35
Field of transport: Long haulage
Favourite routes or place to stop by: By the lakes in Sweden and in the French nature

Denmark

Name: John Baunsgaard Thomsen
Age: 33
Field of transport: Special transport with large concrete elements, construction – mostly domestic work but occasionally international haulage 
Favourite routes or place to stop by:
I like driving along the Norwegian coast. A nice place to stop by is at Halsskov Truck Stop by the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark

Estonia
jpg-sml-Estonia-Gunnar-Varatu
Name: Gunnar Varatu
Age: 33
Field of transport: Logistics
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I like Swedish roads; I have driven on them a lot. I like variety – sloaps and hills make it more interesting.

Finland

Name: Marko Haavisto
Age: 34
Field of transport: General cargo, food, fruits and vegetables 
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I love the beautiful sceneries along Road 13 from Lappeenranta to Mikkeli in Finland and some roads in Andalucia in Spain.

France
jpg-sml-France-Frédéric-Divay
Name: Frédéric Divay
Age: 30
Field of transport: Metal collector
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I don’t have any preferences; I like to vary my routes since I don’t like monotony.

Germany
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Name: René Seckler
Age: 31
Field of transport: Forwarding agency/ long-distance traffic/ local traffic
Favourite routes or place to stop by:  My favourite place to stop by is at the Wolfgangsee in Germany. However I always enjoy being at places where I can meet people.

Greece
Greece, Kordas Sotirios 
Name: Kordas Sotirios
Age: 32
Field of transport: Long Haulage
Favourite routes or place to stop by: The route from Patras to Ioannina in Greece. I like to stop by Menidi village, near to Arta, in Greece.

Hungary
jpg-sml-Hungary-Gábor-Szalai
Name: Gábor Szalai
Age: 33
Field of transport: Construction
Favourite routes or place to stop by: Alföld, a flat area in Hungary


Ireland

Name: Tom Sharkey
Age: 29
Field of transport: Mechanical Road sweeper
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I like to stop at Mother Hubards and 24 hour service stations

Italy
Italy
Name: Ezio Vinai
Age: 25
Field of transport: Timber
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I travel along narrow and steep mountain roads every day and I like this environment very much, although it is tough.

Latvia
jpg-sml-Latvia-Ugis-Vitols
Name: Ugis Vitols
Age: 33
Field of transport: Construction
Favourite routes or place to stop by: Through Latvia. I haven’t had the possibility to drive elsewhere.

Lithuania 
jpg-sml-Lithuania-Paulius-Buinskas
Name: Paulius Bužinskas
Age: 28
Field of transport: Long- haulage
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I like to stop in Vipiteno, in Napoli and in Barcelona

Luxembourg

Name: Aloyse Goetzinger
Age: 28
Field of transport: Different goods on pallets
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I don’t have any favourite routes, everywhere I drive I have fun

Netherlands
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Name: Christian Wesselius
Age: 27
Field of transport: Distribution in Holland and Belgium
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I like to stop at any place where I can have a good cup of coffee. I preferably drive in the north of Holland since there are no traffic jams.

Norway
jpg-sml-Norway-Roger-Skjedsvoll
Name: Roger Skjedsvoll
Age: 30
Field of transport: Long haulage. Partial goods
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I like driving from the west coast of Ĺlesund down to Oslo. The landscape and the roads vary a lot. It’s a challenge to drive there, one has to be attentive.

Poland

Name:
Marek Szerenos
Age: 34
Field of transport: International transport, mainly construction material
Favourite routes or place to stop by:  I prefer to drive to Russia because of adventures and unpredictable situations. I don’t’ like traffic jams.

Portugal
Portugal, Pedro Joel Goncalves Cordeiro
Name: Pedro Joel Cordeiro
Age: 30
Field of transport: Bottled gas transport
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I prefer to drive on motorways and highways since it allows safe and calm driving.

Slovakia
jpg-sml-Slovakia-Milan-Jakúbek
Name: Milan Jakúbek
Age: 32
Field of transport: Tanker transports.
Favourite routes or place to stop by: In the past I used to drive a lot abroad, mainly in Germany and Hungary. At present I spend more time at home, due to my family, so I drive mainly around Slovakia.

Slovenia
jpg-sml-Slovenia-Peter-Vodopivec
Name: Peter Vodopivec
Age: 35
Field of transport: Long haulage; grocery, food etc.
Favourite routes or place to stop by: Nules, Spain

Spain
jpg-sml-Spain-Alejandro-Hernán
Name: Alejandro Hernán
Age: 32
Field of transport: Glazed tile and wood transport
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I normally drive in Spain and my favourite route is to go to the Mediterranean coast, to Castellon

Sweden
jpg-sml-Sweden-Jan-Gustavsson
Name: Jan Gustavsson
Age: 33
Field of transport: Timber
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I like to stay in the cab, but summertime I like to stop close to the forest.

Switzerland
jpg-sml-Switzerland-Pascal-Peter
Name: Pascal Peter
Age: 31
Field of transport: Distribution, mainly food
Favourite routes or place to stop by: I prefer to drive abroad, especially to Italy and Belgium. I like to stop at good restaurants and at places where it’s possible to relax and forget the stress.

Turkey
jpg-sml-Turkey-Atila-Köprulu
Name: Atila Köprulu
Age: 24
Field of transport: Domestic transportation
Favourite routes or place to stop by: Manisa, in the east of Turkey, since the roads are calm and usually not crowded.

United Kingdom
United Kingdom, William Herron

Name: William Herron
Age: 31
Field of transport: Mainly agricultural haulage - moving potatoes, fertiliser etc between Northern Ireland and the mainland.
Favourite routes or place to stop by: My favourite route is the A82 at Glencoe in Scotland for the beautiful scenery.

  

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