Meet Mark and Kida
When Mark Raithby returned from parental leave this spring, he brought a new travelling companion with him.
Kida, a mixed-breed dog named after the Disney princess from Atlantis: The Lost Empire, has accompanied Mark on the road each day since his return to work. Over that time, she has travelled alongside him on routes across the Maritimes while he hauled a variety of freight, including gypsum, lumber, logs and wood chips.
Mark has been with Sunbury for over eight years. During that time, he has hauled many of the commodities moved by the company and spent much of his career training drivers.
"The most interesting freight I haul is probably our day-to-day gypsum run between Petitcodiac and Saint John," said Mark.
Since returning to work, Kida has ridden in a variety of equipment, including side-dump B-trains, log trailers and flatbeds. Mark said she has adapted quickly to life on the road.
In fact, he jokes that Kida has worked across more divisions than some drivers.
One of their longer trips together took them to Truro, N.S., where Mark delivered green lumber (lumber before it has been dried in a kiln) before returning to Saint John with a load of kiln-dried lumber.
When he is not on the road, Mark lives in Red Head with his wife, Mariah, their two children and their family pets. During the workday, however, Kida can usually be found in the passenger seat as the pair travel routes throughout Atlantic Canada.
After eight years with Sunbury, Mark continues to help move the products that support customers across the region, often with a four-legged companion along for the journey.
About Sunbury Transport
Sunbury is a premier transportation company, specializing in U.S. and Canadian cross-border shipments and offering logistics services. Its fleet moves goods via truckload, van, flatbed, bulk wood fibre or container service. The company draws on exceptional teams — in the office and on the road — to provide diverse and innovative trucking and logistics solutions. With operations across Canada and the U.S., the company is headquartered in Saint John, N.B.
