Up Front

Scott Woodrome, NTDC Grand Champion for the second year in a row

PITTSBURGH — For the first time in 20 years, a driver has won top honors at the National Truck Driving Championships two years in a row.

Nebraska’s Benjamin Schropfer is champion of NAIC

PITTSBURGH — Benjamin Schropfer of the Nebraska State Patrol has been crowned the Jimmy K. Ammons Grand Champion of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s North American Inspectors Championship for 2019.

A truck on the finals course that must avoid hitting a row of tennis balls

PITTSBURGH — Finalists encountered a creative, fast-paced course during the last competitive event of the National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships.

State Champions

 
State by State Coverage:
 
State Date Classification Winner Company
Alabama 5/31/2019 3-Axle David Hawk FedEx Freight
Alabama 5/31/2019 4-Axle Cecil Salter FedEx Freight
Alabama 5/31/2019 5-Axle Alphonso Lewis YRC Freight
Alabama 5/31/2019 Flatbed Rodney Cosper UPS Freight
Alabama 5/31/2019 Grand Champion David Hawk FedEx Freight
Alabama 5/31/2019 Sleeper Berth Gary Nuckholls AAA Cooper Transportation
Alabama 5/31/2019 Step Van Robert Moore FedEx Freight
Alabama 5/31/2019 Straight Truck William Brandon FedEx Freight
Alabama 5/31/2019 Tank Truck Kenneth Lockhart FedEx Freight
Alabama 5/31/2019 Twins Mark Knight AAA Cooper Transportation
Alaska 5/31/2019 3-Axle Denny Hawkins American Fast Freight
Alaska 5/31/2019 4-Axle Ryan Surian American Fast Freight
Alaska 5/31/2019 5-Axle Michael Frye United Freight & Transport
Alaska 5/31/2019 Flatbed Jesse Walker Sourdough Express
Alaska 5/31/2019 Grand Champion Ryan Surian American Fast Freight
Alaska 5/31/2019 Sleeper Berth Gerald Graves Northern Industrial Training
Alaska 5/31/2019 Step Van Jerome De Le Cruz FedEx Express
Alaska 5/31/2019 Straight Truck Jay Forlino American Fast Freight
Alaska 5/31/2019 Tank Truck Michael Hinkes Carlile Transportation Systems
Alaska 5/31/2019 Twins Jeremy Welton Carlile Transportation Systems
Arizona 4/13/2019 3-Axle Albert Ochoa FedEx Freight
Arizona 4/13/2019 4-Axle Ramon Diaz FedEx Freight
Arizona 4/13/2019 5-Axle Ina Daly XPO Logistics
Arizona 4/13/2019 Flatbed Eric Ramsdell Walmart Transportation
Arizona 4/13/2019 Grand Champion Ina Daly XPO Logistics
Arizona 4/13/2019 Sleeper Berth Gregory Ryan Walmart Transportation
Arizona 4/13/2019 Step Van Ruben Montoya Jr. FedEx Ground
Arizona 4/13/2019 Straight Truck Charles Woodland FedEx Freight
Arizona 4/13/2019 Tank Truck George Wells III Shamrock Foods
Arizona 4/13/2019 Twins Kelly Brown FedEx Freight
Arkansas 7/13/2019 3-Axle Joseph Wash FedEx Freight
Arkansas 7/13/2019 4-Axle Waylon Wylie FedEx Freight
Arkansas 7/13/2019 5-Axle David Hall ABF Freight System
Arkansas 7/13/2019 Flatbed Gary Mars Jr. Walmart Transportation
Arkansas 7/13/2019 Grand Champion David Hall ABF Freight System
Arkansas 7/13/2019 Sleeper Berth Loren Hatfield ABF Freight System
Arkansas 7/13/2019 Step Van Eric Brockette FedEx Freight
Arkansas 7/13/2019 Straight Truck James Ross FedEx Freight
Arkansas 7/13/2019 Tank Truck Jon Akin Walmart Transportation
Arkansas 7/13/2019 Twins Jeffrey Cochran FedEx Freight
California 5/19/2019 3-Axle Carlos Montoya Reddaway
California 5/19/2019 4-Axle Jose Alberto Villela Old Dominion Freight Line
California 5/19/2019 5-Axle Gary Laugen Safeway Stores
California 5/19/2019 Flatbed Steven Hutton Walmart Transportation
California 5/19/2019 Grand Champion Steven Hutton Walmart Transportation
California 5/19/2019 Sleeper Berth Kurt Tanneberg Walmart Transportation
California 5/19/2019 Step Van Cha Xiong FedEx Ground
California 5/19/2019 Straight Truck Marco Cabello Reyes FedEx Freight
California 5/19/2019 Tank Truck Richard Prescott Walmart Transportation
California 5/19/2019 Twins Robert Campos Reddaway
Colorado 6/1/2019 3-Axle Paul Swan FedEx Freight
Colorado 6/1/2019 4-Axle Eric Ehlenbach FedEx Freight
Colorado 6/1/2019 5-Axle Jason West McLane Company
Colorado 6/1/2019 Flatbed Daniel Brandt Walmart Transportation
Colorado 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Brook Figgins FedEx Freight
Colorado 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth Brook Figgins FedEx Freight
Colorado 6/1/2019 Step Van Eric Damon FedEx Express
Colorado 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Chris Schultz American Furniture Warehouse
Colorado 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Tyler Rogers FedEx Freight
Colorado 6/1/2019 Twins David Mogler FedEx Freight
Connecticut 6/8/2019 3-Axle Glen Cooke FedEx Express
Connecticut 6/8/2019 4-Axle Andrey Antropov Martin-Brower
Connecticut 6/8/2019 5-Axle Mark McClure Domino's Pizza
Connecticut 6/8/2019 Flatbed Anthony Spero ABF Freight System
Connecticut 6/8/2019 Grand Champion Ernst Budlowski XPO Logistics
Connecticut 6/8/2019 Sleeper Berth David Bryant FedEx Freight
Connecticut 6/8/2019 Step Van Timothy Besta TJB Logistics
Connecticut 6/8/2019 Straight Truck Ernst Budlowski XPO Logistics
Connecticut 6/8/2019 Tank Truck Paul Brandon FedEx Freight
Connecticut 6/8/2019 Twins Mike Erick YRC Freight
Delaware 5/18/2019 3-Axle Tommy Pearce XPO Logistics
Delaware 5/18/2019 4-Axle Anthony Manso FedEx Freight
Delaware 5/18/2019 5-Axle Robert Benton Walmart Transportation
Delaware 5/18/2019 Grand Champion Robert Benton Walmart Transportation
Delaware 5/18/2019 Sleeper Berth Paul Marks Walmart Transportation
Delaware 5/18/2019 Step Van Fernando Davila FedEx Ground
Delaware 5/18/2019 Straight Truck Johnny Wiltbank Walmart Transportation
Delaware 5/18/2019 Tank Truck Joseph LeBlanc Mountaire Farms
Florida 6/9/2019 3-Axle Jeffrey Slatten YRC Freight
Florida 6/9/2019 4-Axle Jottyn Santos FedEx Express
Florida 6/9/2019 5-Axle Tanner Widdows UPS
Florida 6/9/2019 Flatbed Henry Mahler Jr. YRC Freight
Florida 6/9/2019 Grand Champion Rebecca Nelson FedEx Express
Florida 6/9/2019 Sleeper Berth Howard Blount Old Dominion Freight Line
Florida 6/9/2019 Step Van Brian Cobb FedEx Ground
Florida 6/9/2019 Straight Truck Rebecca Nelson FedEx Express
Florida 6/9/2019 Tank Truck Edward Pennington FedEx Freight
Florida 6/9/2019 Twins Terry Bennett ABF Freight System
Georgia 5/11/2019 3-Axle Roger Nicholson UPS Freight
Georgia 5/11/2019 4-Axle Michael Hall Southeastern Freight Lines
Georgia 5/11/2019 5-Axle Keith Crook UPS Freight
Georgia 5/11/2019 Flatbed Joe Bertini FedEx Freight
Georgia 5/11/2019 Grand Champion Keith Crook UPS Freight
Georgia 5/11/2019 Sleeper Berth Luke Yoakum Southeastern Freight Lines
Georgia 5/11/2019 Straight Truck Marcus Gray FedEx Freight
Georgia 5/11/2019 Tank Truck Marty Mosley Atlas Logistics
Georgia 5/11/2019 Twins Carlos Rodriguez Old Dominion Freight Line
Hawaii 6/15/2019 5-Axle Harold Oliveros Aloha Petroleum
Hawaii 6/15/2019 Grand Champion Steven Haskill Jr. FedEx Express
Hawaii 6/15/2019 Step Van Steven Haskill Jr. FedEx Express
Hawaii 6/15/2019 Straight Truck Joel Ramos Airgas USA
Idaho 5/4/2019 3-Axle Kevin Winn Old Dominion Freight Line
Idaho 5/4/2019 4-Axle Adam Helm FedEx Freight
Idaho 5/4/2019 5-Axle Darrik Fong FedEx Freight
Idaho 5/4/2019 Flatbed William Hill Jr. Old Dominion Freight Line
Idaho 5/4/2019 Grand Champion Paul Unser YRC Freight
Idaho 5/4/2019 Sleeper Berth Timothy Melody ABF Freight System
Idaho 5/4/2019 Step Van Alan Stacy FedEx Ground
Idaho 5/4/2019 Straight Truck Paul Unser YRC Freight
Idaho 5/4/2019 Tank Truck Curtis Smith FedEx Freight
Idaho 5/4/2019 Twins Matt Housley FedEx Freight
Illinois 6/8/2019 3-Axle Ritch Fundell FedEx Freight
Illinois 6/8/2019 4-Axle Miguel Corral Jr. FedEx Freight
Illinois 6/8/2019 5-Axle Kari Paulson UPS
Illinois 6/8/2019 Flatbed Tim Banasiak FedEx Freight
Illinois 6/8/2019 Grand Champion Ritch Fundell FedEx Freight
Illinois 6/8/2019 Sleeper Berth Paul Barnes UPS
Illinois 6/8/2019 Step Van Vincent Pekarek FedEx Ground
Illinois 6/8/2019 Straight Truck Maurice Walker Sr. UPS
Illinois 6/8/2019 Tank Truck Jason Troyer Altom Transport
Illinois 6/8/2019 Twins James Alvarez UPS
Indiana 6/8/2019 3-Axle Ronald Fivecoat Old Dominion Freight Line
Indiana 6/8/2019 4-Axle John Griswold XPO Logistics
Indiana 6/8/2019 5-Axle Charles Hyatt Holland
Indiana 6/8/2019 Flatbed Glen Kirk Old Dominion Freight Line
Indiana 6/8/2019 Grand Champion Charles White Walmart Transportation
Indiana 6/8/2019 Sleeper Berth Charles White Walmart Transportation
Indiana 6/8/2019 Step Van C.T. Bachman UPS
Indiana 6/8/2019 Straight Truck Nicholas Roberts UPS
Indiana 6/8/2019 Tank Truck Dennis Shirar Walmart Transportation
Indiana 6/8/2019 Twins Donald Shannon Lynch UPS
Iowa 6/14/2019 3-Axle Scott Delaney Casey's General Stores
Iowa 6/14/2019 4-Axle Allen Sohn FedEx Freight
Iowa 6/14/2019 5-Axle Richard Meimann Casey's General Stores
Iowa 6/14/2019 Flatbed Mark Howard Old Dominion Freight Line
Iowa 6/14/2019 Grand Champion Scott Delaney Casey's General Stores
Iowa 6/14/2019 Sleeper Berth George Lundahl Schuster Co.
Iowa 6/14/2019 Straight Truck Richard Barre XPO Logistics
Iowa 6/14/2019 Tank Truck George Foster Casey's General Stores
Iowa 6/14/2019 Twins Kevin Garlick Old Dominion Freight Line
Kansas 6/15/2019 3-Axle Kevin Mailand YRC Freight
Kansas 6/15/2019 4-Axle Jimmie Wisely YRC Freight
Kansas 6/15/2019 5-Axle Gary Harms Walmart Transportation
Kansas 6/15/2019 Flatbed Terry Covey FedEx Freight
Kansas 6/15/2019 Grand Champion Kevin Mailand YRC Freight
Kansas 6/15/2019 Sleeper Berth Gary Stackhouse Convoy Systems
Kansas 6/15/2019 Step Van Richard Johnson FedEx Freight
Kansas 6/15/2019 Straight Truck Jerry Joyner Walmart Transportation
Kansas 6/15/2019 Tank Truck Jeff Davis Walmart Transportation
Kansas 6/15/2019 Twins Stephen Caudill Old Dominion Freight Line
Kentucky 5/18/2019 3-Axle Jason Herko UPS
Kentucky 5/18/2019 4-Axle John Willinger FedEx Freight
Kentucky 5/18/2019 5-Axle Jamie Dunn Walmart Transportation
Kentucky 5/18/2019 Flatbed Wayne Crowder FedEx Freight
Kentucky 5/18/2019 Grand Champion Jason Herko UPS
Kentucky 5/18/2019 Sleeper Berth John Wiley Walmart Transportation
Kentucky 5/18/2019 Step Van Dustin Powell UPS
Kentucky 5/18/2019 Straight Truck James McNulty Jr. FedEx Express
Kentucky 5/18/2019 Tank Truck Gerald Wrinkle Walmart Transportation
Kentucky 5/18/2019 Twins Derek Schweinhart FedEx Freight
Louisiana 3/30/2019 3-Axle Eric Courville FedEx Freight
Louisiana 3/30/2019 4-Axle Brian Landry FedEx Freight
Louisiana 3/30/2019 5-Axle Joseph Vital FedEx Freight
Louisiana 3/30/2019 Flatbed Joseph Brown FedEx Freight
Louisiana 3/30/2019 Grand Champion Eric Courville FedEx Freight
Louisiana 3/30/2019 Sleeper Berth Chad Rudesill FedEx Ground
Louisiana 3/30/2019 Step Van Donald Williams FedEx Ground
Louisiana 3/30/2019 Straight Truck Leroy Williams Sr. XPO Logistics
Louisiana 3/30/2019 Tank Truck Kyle Mitchell Sr. FedEx Freight
Louisiana 3/30/2019 Twins Damien Herbert XPO Logistics
Maine 5/18/2019 3-Axle Alan Paradis A&A Trucking
Maine 5/18/2019 4-Axle Clifford Gibbs FedEx Freight
Maine 5/18/2019 5-Axle Kenneth Duncan Walmart Transportation
Maine 5/18/2019 Flatbed Ronald Round Pottle's Transportation
Maine 5/18/2019 Grand Champion Joseph Smith Pottle's Transportation
Maine 5/18/2019 Sleeper Berth Joseph Smith Pottle's Transportation
Maine 5/18/2019 Step Van Robert Cochran II FedEx Express
Maine 5/18/2019 Straight Truck Dennis Hagner Walmart Transportation
Maine 5/18/2019 Tank Truck Wayne Devoe H.A. Mapes
Maine 5/18/2019 Twins Matthew Richardson Northcenter Food Service
Maryland 6/1/2019 3-Axle John Nach UPS
Maryland 6/1/2019 4-Axle Kurt Royer YRC Freight
Maryland 6/1/2019 5-Axle Christopher Sleeper Safeway Stores
Maryland 6/1/2019 Flatbed Jerome Spencer Giant of Maryland
Maryland 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Kurt Royer YRC Freight
Maryland 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth Donald Karaszkiewicz Domino's Pizza
Maryland 6/1/2019 Step Van Eric Schiller UPS
Maryland 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Leslie Simms Aggtrans & The Stone Store
Maryland 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Victor Carter UPS
Maryland 6/1/2019 Twins Jason Trego UPS Freight
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 3-Axle Gerald Dube Jr. XPO Logistics
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 4-Axle Jeremy Paulsen XPO Logistics
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 5-Axle Roland Bolduc FedEx Express
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 Flatbed Andrew Barilone Regency Transportation
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Richard Sweeney XPO Logistics
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth Brian Singelais Sr. Frito-Lay
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 Step Van Robert Ledoux FedEx Express
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Bill Colantuone FedEx Express
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Richard Sweeney XPO Logistics
Massachussetts 6/1/2019 Twins William Oakes Jr. FedEx Freight
Michigan 6/8/2019 3-Axle Chad Williams Old Dominion Freight Line
Michigan 6/8/2019 4-Axle James Bishop XPO Logistics
Michigan 6/8/2019 5-Axle Gary Wrobel Martin-Brower
Michigan 6/8/2019 Flatbed Ron Forsyth Old Dominion Freight Line
Michigan 6/8/2019 Grand Champion Gary Wrobel Martin-Brower
Michigan 6/8/2019 Sleeper Berth Shawn Rumsey Walmart Transportation
Michigan 6/8/2019 Straight Truck Ty Possehn FedEx Freight
Michigan 6/8/2019 Tank Truck Michael Tobolic Holland
Michigan 6/8/2019 Twins Eric Halchishak Walmart Transportation
Minnesota 6/9/2019 3-Axle Paul Butkowski FedEx Freight
Minnesota 6/9/2019 4-Axle Nicholas Farness XPO Logistics
Minnesota 6/9/2019 5-Axle Scott Post FedEx Ground
Minnesota 6/9/2019 Flatbed William Krouse YRC Freight
Minnesota 6/9/2019 Grand Champion William Krouse YRC Freight
Minnesota 6/9/2019 Sleeper Berth Stephen Shanda Halvor Lines
Minnesota 6/9/2019 Step Van Alex Lofgren FedEx Ground
Minnesota 6/9/2019 Straight Truck Reginald Copeland FedEx Freight
Minnesota 6/9/2019 Tank Truck Larry Steffensen FedEx Freight
Minnesota 6/9/2019 Twins Duane Maroney ABF Freight System
Mississippi 4/27/2019 3-Axle Jackie Reed FedEx Freight
Mississippi 4/27/2019 4-Axle John Kitchens FedEx Freight
Mississippi 4/27/2019 5-Axle Christopher Gaston FedEx Freight
Mississippi 4/27/2019 Flatbed Scott Osborne FedEx Freight
Mississippi 4/27/2019 Grand Champion Scott Osborne FedEx Freight
Mississippi 4/27/2019 Sleeper Berth Reginald Johnson Ergon Trucking
Mississippi 4/27/2019 Step Van Brandon Lee FedEx Ground
Mississippi 4/27/2019 Straight Truck Rodney Davis FedEx Freight
Mississippi 4/27/2019 Tank Truck Jason Matte Walmart Transportation
Mississippi 4/27/2019 Twins Donald Nehring FedEx Ground
Missouri 6/1/2019 3-Axle John Reyes XPO Logistics
Missouri 6/1/2019 4-Axle Bruce Brewen Hogan Transportation
Missouri 6/1/2019 5-Axle David Pruitt Leggett and Platt
Missouri 6/1/2019 Flatbed Scott Fischer Prime Inc.
Missouri 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Christopher Morrison Hogan Transportation
Missouri 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth Christopher Morrison Hogan Transportation
Missouri 6/1/2019 Step Van Stacey Kraus FedEx Freight
Missouri 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Paul Tyler XPO Logistics
Missouri 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Sidney Naramore Buchheit Trucking
Missouri 6/1/2019 Twins Michael Chatterton FedEx Freight
Montana 6/15/2019 3-Axle Mark Cole FedEx Freight
Montana 6/15/2019 4-Axle Lee Eastburn XPO Logistics
Montana 6/15/2019 5-Axle Lyle Turville Decker Truck Line
Montana 6/15/2019 Flatbed Scott Courtney XPO Logistics
Montana 6/15/2019 Grand Champion Mark Cole FedEx Freight
Montana 6/15/2019 Sleeper Berth Charles Rogers Wilson Logistics
Montana 6/15/2019 Step Van Robert Brown FedEx Ground
Montana 6/15/2019 Tank Truck Russ James YRC Freight
Montana 6/15/2019 Twins Scott Lorio FedEx Freight
Nebraska 6/1/2019 3-Axle Eric Stein Werner Enterprises
Nebraska 6/1/2019 4-Axle David Dye FedEx Freight
Nebraska 6/1/2019 5-Axle Thomas Rott Grand Island Express
Nebraska 6/1/2019 Flatbed Luke Beiermann Lyman-Richey
Nebraska 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Eric Stein Werner Enterprises
Nebraska 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth Timothy Dean Werner Enterprises
Nebraska 6/1/2019 Step Van Adam Stroup FedEx Express
Nebraska 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Christina Gaines FedEx Express
Nebraska 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Lawrence Derr Werner Enterprises
Nebraska 6/1/2019 Twins Terry Durham Werner Enterprises
Nevada 6/1/2019 3-Axle Mario Mendiaz Old Dominion Freight Line
Nevada 6/1/2019 4-Axle Patrick Nerger FedEx Express
Nevada 6/1/2019 5-Axle Brandon Hardy XPO Logistics
Nevada 6/1/2019 Flatbed Eric Flick FedEx Freight
Nevada 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Eric Flick FedEx Freight
Nevada 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth Randall Stromlund UPS
Nevada 6/1/2019 Step Van Robert Fini FedEx Express
Nevada 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Matthew Hart FedEx Freight
Nevada 6/1/2019 Twins David Sharp UPS
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 3-Axle Peter Borges FedEx Express
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 4-Axle Nicole Davis FedEx Freight
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 5-Axle Kerry Jenkins Walmart Transportation
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 Flatbed Daniel Crim FedEx Freight
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Peter Borges FedEx Express
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth George Treantafel Walmart Transportation
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 Step Van Charles Putnam FedEx Express
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Neil Nogues YRC Freight
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Richard Hill Walmart Transportation
New Hampshire 6/1/2019 Twins Robert Fair FedEx Freight
New Jersey 6/22/2019 3-Axle James Senor FedEx Freight
New Jersey 6/22/2019 4-Axle Artur Lesniowski FedEx Ground
New Jersey 6/22/2019 5-Axle Kevin Byrnes UPS
New Jersey 6/22/2019 Flatbed Luis Garcia FedEx Freight
New Jersey 6/22/2019 Grand Champion Artur Lesniowski FedEx Ground
New Jersey 6/22/2019 Sleeper Berth Maciej Grzywna UPS
New Jersey 6/22/2019 Step Van Stephen Lumpkin FedEx Express
New Jersey 6/22/2019 Straight Truck Lorenso Ramos XPO Logistics
New Jersey 6/22/2019 Tank Truck Joseph Cammalleri UPS Freight
New Jersey 6/22/2019 Twins Wilbert Vano XPO Logistics
New Mexico 5/11/2019 3-Axle Mike Johnson YRC Freight
New Mexico 5/11/2019 4-Axle Donald Wood ABF Freight System
New Mexico 5/11/2019 5-Axle Daniel Bruch FedEx Freight
New Mexico 5/11/2019 Flatbed Garrett Santillan Old Dominion Freight Line
New Mexico 5/11/2019 Grand Champion Joseph Carrillo ABF Freight System
New Mexico 5/11/2019 Sleeper Berth Ricky Lee Lucas ABF Freight System
New Mexico 5/11/2019 Step Van Christopher Welchko Fedex Ground
New Mexico 5/11/2019 Straight Truck Kirk Weis ABF Freight System
New Mexico 5/11/2019 Tank Truck Frank Pompa FedEx Freight
New Mexico 5/11/2019 Twins Joseph Carrillo ABF Freight System
New York 6/8/2019 3-Axle Nicholas Jones UPS Freight
New York 6/8/2019 4-Axle Martin McMahon RIST Transportation
New York 6/8/2019 5-Axle Oliver Estevez Martin-Brower
New York 6/8/2019 Flatbed Andrew Sweredoski Walmart Transportation
New York 6/8/2019 Grand Champion Martin McMahon RIST Transportation
New York 6/8/2019 Sleeper Berth Timothy Schultz Walmart Transportation
New York 6/8/2019 Step Van Jeffrey Evans Fedex Ground
New York 6/8/2019 Straight Truck James Kohr FedEx Express
New York 6/8/2019 Tank Truck David Fettes Watson FedEx Freight
New York 6/8/2019 Twins Glen Hall Fedex Ground
North Carolina 5/11/2019 3-Axle Brian Walker UPS Freight
North Carolina 5/11/2019 4-Axle David Rohman FedEx Express
North Carolina 5/11/2019 5-Axle Johnny Willard FedEx Ground
North Carolina 5/11/2019 Flatbed Basher Pierce FedEx Freight
North Carolina 5/11/2019 Grand Champion Timothy Whitley Old Dominion Freight Line
North Carolina 5/11/2019 Sleeper Berth Richard Personius ADUSA-Food Lion
North Carolina 5/11/2019 Step Van Al Toen FedEx Ground
North Carolina 5/11/2019 Straight Truck Michael Bills FedEx Express
North Carolina 5/11/2019 Tank Truck Cecil Hicks FedEx Freight
North Carolina 5/11/2019 Twins David Wagoner Jr. Old Dominion Freight Line
North Dakota 6/1/2019 3-Axle Cameron Janousek FedEx Freight
North Dakota 6/1/2019 4-Axle Christopher Scholand FedEx Freight
North Dakota 6/1/2019 5-Axle Steven Johnson XPO Logistics
North Dakota 6/1/2019 Flatbed Edward Oliver Magnum LPD
North Dakota 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Scott Meyers FedEx Freight
North Dakota 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth Julie Hjelle Altendorf
North Dakota 6/1/2019 Step Van Josh Metzger FedEx Express
North Dakota 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Jamie Ackerland FedEx Freight
North Dakota 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Scott Meyers FedEx Freight
North Dakota 6/1/2019 Twins John Janousek FedEx Freight
Ohio 5/18/2019 3-Axle Richard Thatcher YRC Freight
Ohio 5/18/2019 4-Axle Bryan Auckerman FedEx Freight
Ohio 5/18/2019 5-Axle Eldon Allen Jr. Martin-Brower
Ohio 5/18/2019 Flatbed Bryan Elges FedEx Freight
Ohio 5/18/2019 Grand Champion Scott Woodrome FedEx Freight
Ohio 5/18/2019 Sleeper Berth Eugene Pierce Old Dominion Freight Line
Ohio 5/18/2019 Step Van Aaron Snyder FedEx Ground
Ohio 5/18/2019 Straight Truck Jason Imhoff Walmart Transportation
Ohio 5/18/2019 Tank Truck Jeffrey Goldirsch FedEx Freight
Ohio 5/18/2019 Twins Scott Woodrome FedEx Freight
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 3-Axle Shawn Grady FedEx Freight
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 4-Axle Nicholas Arnold FedEx Freight
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 5-Axle LaVern Reimer Walmart Transportation
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 Flatbed Kenneth Pyle FedEx Freight
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 Grand Champion Nicholas Arnold FedEx Freight
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 Sleeper Berth Floyd Olson Jr. Walmart Transportation
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 Step Van Richard Bright FedEx Express
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 Straight Truck Lester Taylor AAA Cooper Transportation
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 Tank Truck Christopher Miller Groendyke Transport
Oklahoma 5/11/2019 Twins Steve Thorne FedEx Freight
Oregon 6/8/2019 3-Axle John Sanderson FedEx Express
Oregon 6/8/2019 4-Axle James Plaxco Old Dominion Freight Line
Oregon 6/8/2019 5-Axle Kirby Ferber FedEx Freight
Oregon 6/8/2019 Flatbed Bradley Lester FedEx Freight
Oregon 6/8/2019 Grand Champion Heladio Fernandez FedEx Freight
Oregon 6/8/2019 Sleeper Berth Manuel Cruz FedEx Freight
Oregon 6/8/2019 Step Van Lang Tran FedEx Freight
Oregon 6/8/2019 Straight Truck Brandon Scott Charlie's Produce
Oregon 6/8/2019 Tank Truck Heladio Fernandez FedEx Freight
Oregon 6/8/2019 Twins Curt Davis FedEx Freight
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 3-Axle Andy Glock A. Duie Pyle
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 4-Axle Matthew Fletcher Martin-Brower
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 5-Axle Bryan Krol Martin-Brower
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 Flatbed Zachary Eckenroth FedEx Freight
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 Grand Champion Bryan Krol Martin-Brower
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 Sleeper Berth Terry Wood Walmart Transportation
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 Step Van Robert Burnett FedEx Ground
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 Straight Truck Robert Dolan XPO Logistics
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 Tank Truck Brian Smeltzer RH Crawford
Pennsylvania 6/8/2019 Twins Eric Waybright Walmart Transportation
Rhode Island 6/1/2019 3-Axle Joseph Hicks XPO Logistics
Rhode Island 6/1/2019 4-Axle Michael Richard Frito-Lay
Rhode Island 6/1/2019 5-Axle William Burns A. Duie Pyle
Rhode Island 6/1/2019 Grand Champion David Lumpkin FedEx Express
Rhode Island 6/1/2019 Step Van Keith Towne FedEx Express
Rhode Island 6/1/2019 Straight Truck David Lumpkin FedEx Express
Rhode Island 6/1/2019 Twins Steven Migneault FedEx Freight
South Carolina 5/4/2019 3-Axle Ralph Hamilton Old Dominion Freight Line
South Carolina 5/4/2019 4-Axle Marty Knopf Sr. Walmart Transportation
South Carolina 5/4/2019 5-Axle Richard McCoy C&S Wholesale
South Carolina 5/4/2019 Flatbed James Quarles Walmart Transportation
South Carolina 5/4/2019 Grand Champion Ralph Hamilton Old Dominion Freight Line
South Carolina 5/4/2019 Sleeper Berth Jonathan Beeler Old Dominion Freight Line
South Carolina 5/4/2019 Step Van Edward Days Jr. FedEx Express
South Carolina 5/4/2019 Straight Truck David Eggert Old Dominion Freight Line
South Carolina 5/4/2019 Tank Truck William Driskill Superior Carriers
South Carolina 5/4/2019 Twins James Belcher Jr. UPS Freight
South Dakota 5/18/2019 3-Axle Mike Whitehead FedEx Freight
South Dakota 5/18/2019 4-Axle Troy Swenson FedEx Freight
South Dakota 5/18/2019 5-Axle Wade Wagemann YRC Freight
South Dakota 5/18/2019 Flatbed Jeremy Senger FedEx Freight
South Dakota 5/18/2019 Grand Champion Troy Swenson FedEx Freight
South Dakota 5/18/2019 Sleeper Berth Daniel Cameron K&J Trucking
South Dakota 5/18/2019 Straight Truck Nanette Harguth Cliff Viessman Trucking
South Dakota 5/18/2019 Tank Truck Gregory Keller A&A Express
South Dakota 5/18/2019 Twins Martin Ellis A&A Express
Tennessee 4/27/2019 3-Axle Gary Luster FedEx Freight
Tennessee 4/27/2019 4-Axle Michael Brewer Old Dominion Freight Line
Tennessee 4/27/2019 5-Axle Howell Argo FedEx Freight
Tennessee 4/27/2019 Flatbed Josh Arwood Old Dominion Freight Line
Tennessee 4/27/2019 Grand Champion Gary Luster FedEx Freight
Tennessee 4/27/2019 Sleeper Berth Robert Moxley Titan Transfer
Tennessee 4/27/2019 Step Van James Sheehan FedEx Ground
Tennessee 4/27/2019 Straight Truck Christopher Sargent FedEx Freight
Tennessee 4/27/2019 Tank Truck Thomas Vandivort Martin-Brower
Tennessee 4/27/2019 Twins Ronny Hamill FedEx Freight
Texas 6/1/2019 3-Axle Rick Salazar ABF Freight System
Texas 6/1/2019 4-Axle Christopher Flippin FedEx Freight
Texas 6/1/2019 5-Axle Bobby Tinsley XPO Logistics
Texas 6/1/2019 Flatbed Juan Martinez H-E-B Grocery
Texas 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Brent Dotts FedEx Express
Texas 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth Robert Svoboda Jr. Walmart Transportation
Texas 6/1/2019 Step Van Todd Trahan FedEx Express
Texas 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Brent Dotts FedEx Express
Texas 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Thomas Wilson H-E-B Grocery
Texas 6/1/2019 Twins Phillip Beck YRC Freight
Utah 6/1/2019 3-Axle Steven Clark FedEx Ground
Utah 6/1/2019 4-Axle Rocky Pope Walmart Transportation
Utah 6/1/2019 5-Axle William Plevney C.R. England
Utah 6/1/2019 Flatbed Von Trivett Walmart Transportation
Utah 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Steven Clark FedEx Freight
Utah 6/1/2019 Sleeper Berth Kenneth Grygla Walmart Transportation
Utah 6/1/2019 Step Van Daniel Brophy FedEx Ground
Utah 6/1/2019 Straight Truck Alan Gale FedEx Freight
Utah 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Bruce Williams Walmart Transportation
Utah 6/1/2019 Twins Jeffrey Payne Reddaway
Vermont 6/1/2019 3-Axle Matthew Ketcham XPO Logistics
Vermont 6/1/2019 4-Axle Chris Goddard FedEx Express
Vermont 6/1/2019 5-Axle Christopher Novak FedEx Express
Vermont 6/1/2019 Flatbed Prisli Salkic XPO Logistics
Vermont 6/1/2019 Grand Champion Leonard Trifaro XPO Logistics
Vermont 6/1/2019 Step Van Darryl Fowler FedEx Express
Vermont 6/1/2019 Straight Truck David Doucet FedEx Express
Vermont 6/1/2019 Tank Truck Leonard Trifaro XPO Logistics
Virginia 6/15/2019 3-Axle Anthony Cottrell XPO Logistics
Virginia 6/15/2019 4-Axle Walter Ebinger YRC Freight
Virginia 6/15/2019 5-Axle Jerry Melton XPO Logistics
Virginia 6/15/2019 Flatbed Robert Lilly FedEx Freight
Virginia 6/15/2019 Grand Champion Michael Barnes Walmart Transportation
Virginia 6/15/2019 Sleeper Berth Michael Barnes Walmart Transportation
Virginia 6/15/2019 Step Van Gregory Long FedEx Express
Virginia 6/15/2019 Straight Truck Anthony Newhouse FedEx Freight
Virginia 6/15/2019 Tank Truck Doug Padgett Robinson Terminal Wholesale
Virginia 6/15/2019 Twins Charles Bird FedEx Freight
Washington 6/22/2019 3-Axle Chris Poynor XPO Logistics
Washington 6/22/2019 4-Axle Timothy Davis Peninsula Truck Lines
Washington 6/22/2019 5-Axle Gary Herrygers The Boeing Company
Washington 6/22/2019 Flatbed David Turley Old Dominion Freight Line
Washington 6/22/2019 Grand Champion Gary Herrygers The Boeing Company
Washington 6/22/2019 Sleeper Berth Russell Miller Safeway
Washington 6/22/2019 Step Van Cedric Pack FedEx Freight
Washington 6/22/2019 Straight Truck Clint Anderson FedEx Express
Washington 6/22/2019 Tank Truck Michael Mygatt The Boeing Company
Washington 6/22/2019 Twins David Sutton Oak Harbor Freight Lines
West Virginia 6/8/2019 3-Axle Jeremy Thomas FedEx Freight
West Virginia 6/8/2019 4-Axle Daniel Knight FedEx Freight
West Virginia 6/8/2019 5-Axle Aaron Belcher FedEx Freight
West Virginia 6/8/2019 Flatbed Kenneth Grimmett XPO Logistics
West Virginia 6/8/2019 Grand Champion Jeremy Thomas FedEx Freight
West Virginia 6/8/2019 Sleeper Berth Larry Gorby Jr. XPO Logistics
West Virginia 6/8/2019 Step Van Chad Taylor FedEx Express
West Virginia 6/8/2019 Straight Truck Chad Sheets FedEx Freight
West Virginia 6/8/2019 Tank Truck Paul Norman Pitt Ohio
West Virginia 6/8/2019 Twins William Adkins FedEx Freight
Wisconsin 5/18/2019 3-Axle Barry Kraemer XPO Logistics
Wisconsin 5/18/2019 4-Axle Andrew Rynearson XPO Logistics
Wisconsin 5/18/2019 5-Axle Charles Cappelle Contract Transport Services
Wisconsin 5/18/2019 Flatbed Brent Glasenapp FedEx Express
Wisconsin 5/18/2019 Grand Champion Barry Kraemer XPO Logistics
Wisconsin 5/18/2019 Sleeper Berth William Minor Walmart Transportation
Wisconsin 5/18/2019 Straight Truck Zachary Bogstad FedEx Freight
Wisconsin 5/18/2019 Tank Truck Tom Fullerton XPO Logistics
Wisconsin 5/18/2019 Twins George Mierstein FedEx Freight
Wyoming 6/8/2019 4-Axle Mike Roberts Walmart Transportation
Wyoming 6/8/2019 5-Axle Steven Jenkins Fremont Beverage
Wyoming 6/8/2019 Flatbed Kenneth Rageth FedEx Freight
Wyoming 6/8/2019 Grand Champion Kenneth Rageth FedEx Freight
Wyoming 6/8/2019 Straight Truck Forrest Peters Airgas USA
Wyoming 6/8/2019 Tank Truck Tony Rodriguez Admiral Transport
Wyoming 6/8/2019 Twins Daniel Solo Cowboy State Trucking
 

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