2022 State Championships

A view of White's Travel Center at the Virginia Truck Driving Championships May 20-21 in Raphine. (Virginia Trucking Association)

Mark Brundage of FedEx Express was crowned Grand Champion at the Virginia Truck Driving Championships May 20-21 in Raphine. He also won the 3-Axle competition and the course champion award for achieving the highest score on the field course portion of the competition. Brundage has been a professional truck driver for 28 years and has accumulated 1.5 million safe driving miles. (Virginia Trucking Association)

Pete Johnson of FedEx Ground won the pre-trip inspection award, given to the driver with the highest score in the equipment defects portion of the competition at the Virginia Truck Driving Championships May 20-21 in Raphine. (Virginia Trucking Association)

Robert Lilly Jr. of FedEx Freight won the rookie of the year award, presented to the highest scoring, first-time competitor at the Virginia Truck Driving Championships May 20-21 in Raphine. (Virginia Trucking Association)

Rubber ducks, a marker of the truck driving championships, were part of a raffle held at the Wisconsin Truck Driving Championships. Wisconsin's competition was held May 20-21 in Appleton, Wis. (Jenn Koss Photography)

Trucks lined up and ready to go for a day of competition at the Wisconsin Truck Driving Championships. The competition was held May 20-21 in Appleton, Wis. (Jenn Koss Photography)

A driver in the mirror amid a day of competition at the Wisconsin Truck Driving Championships, held May 20-21 in Appleton, Wis. (Jenn Koss Photography)

Grand Champion Alan Paradis (right) of A & A Trucking poses with his winning hardware with Dave Smiley from Hartt Transportation, which sponsored the Maine event. (Maine Motor Transport Association)

Haleigh Fickett, a rookie driver with R.H. Foster, competes in Maine's tank truck competition, which she won with a score of 289, qualifying her for nationals. (Maine Motor Transport Association)

A competitor at the Maine Truck Driving Championships pulls a trailer promoting Wreaths Across America. (Maine Motor Transport Association)

Gary Schmidt of Cliff Viessman Inc. was Grand Champion at the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships held May 14 in Sioux Falls. He placed first in Tank Truck. (South Dakota Trucking Association)

Wade Wagemann of Yellow came in first in Pre-Trip Inspection at the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships held May 14 in Sioux Falls. (South Dakota Trucking Association)

Teri Spencer of A&A Express placed first and Troy Swenson of FedEx Freight placed second in Straight Truck at the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships held May 14 in Sioux Falls. (South Dakota Trucking Association)

Dan Norgaard of Old Dominion Freight won the Professional Excellence Award at the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships held May 14 in Sioux Falls. (South Dakota Trucking Association)

Participants in the Idaho Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships pose for a group shot in Meridian. Paul Callahan of Yellow took Grand Champion honors after winning the tank truck division. (David Shattuck for Idaho Trucking Association)

A driver competes on the course during the Idaho truck driving championships. Tony Rhoades of Old Dominion Freight Line collected Rookie of the Year honors while winning the 5-Axle division. (David Shattuck for Idaho Trucking Association)

Publix driver Carlos Richardson on the course in the 5-axle class at the Georgia competition, held May 5-6 in Buford. (Bruce Bugg/ABF via GMTA)

Drivers enter the closing ceremonies for Georgia's competition, held May 5-6 in Buford. (Bruce Bugg/ABF via GMTA)

Rookie Ty Plaskett on the course at the Georgia State Championships, held May 5-6 in Buford. There were a record number of rookies at this year's competition. (Bruce Bugg/ABF via GMTA)

Despite the sunglasses, there was nothing "shady" about Jackie Reed's Grand Champion title in Mississippi. The FedEx Freight driver's high score of 358 captured the 3-Axle division in the competition held April 29-30 in Gulfport. (Mississippi Trucking Association)

Defending Grand Champion Scott Osborne tends to flag duty during ceremonies at Mississippi's state truck driving championships. A field of 98 drivers competed in the 2022 event. (Mississippi Trucking Association)

A driver takes the course during tank truck competition at the 2022 Mississippi Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships. Winners included two rookies, Phil Harrison of Gulf Relay in sleeper berth, and Antonio Tompkins of FedEx Ground in step van. (Mississippi Trucking Association)

Drivers take the written test at the Nevada Truck Driving Championships, held April 23 in Las Vegas. (Sam Stone/Nevada Trucking Association)

A truck ready to go on the course at the Nevada Truck Driving Championships, held April 23 in Las Vegas. (Sam Stone/Nevada Trucking Association)

Aaron Sharp (right) is this year's Nevada Grand Champion after winning the straight truck category. His father, David Sharp, is long-time state-level and national competitor and this year won sleeper berth. The Nevada Truck Driving Championships were held April 23 in Las Vegas. (Kim Yaeger/Nevada Trucking Association)

The scene at the South Carolina Truck Driving Championships held April 29-May 1. (South Carolina Trucking Association)

J.B. Quarles, a driver for Wal-Mart Stores, won the Grand Champion and 3-Axle titles at the South Carolina Truck Driving Championships held April 29-May 1. (South Carolina Trucking Association)

The scene at the South Carolina Truck Driving Championships held April 29-May 1. (South Carolina Trucking Association)

The scene at the South Carolina Truck Driving Championships held April 29-May 1. (South Carolina Trucking Association)

Arizona Truck Driving Champions, from left: Ina Daly, Tankers, XPO Logistics Freight; Reynaldo Murrieta, 4 Axle, FedEx Freight; Chase Peterson, 3 Axle, Shamrock Foods Co. (Rookie of the Year); Kelly Brown, Twins, FedEx Freight; Mike Alpine, 5 Axle Sleeper, ABF; David Coffel, Straight Truck, FedEx Express (High Course Score); Eric Ramsdell, Flatbed, Walmart Supply Chain; John M Housley, 5 Axle, Freeport Transportation. (Arizona Trucking Association)

Mike Alpine of ABF was the Grand Champion at the Arizona Truck Driving Championships on April 9. (Arizona Trucking Association)

Adrian Nunez of UPS won first place in Step Van at the Arizona Truck Driving Championships on April 9. (Arizona Trucking Association)

Eric Courville of FedEx Freight accepts the grand champion trophy from Jeff Beam, Louisiana Motor Transport Association's Safety Management Council vice chairman. (John Ballance Photography)

A picturesque scene at the Louisiana Truck Driving Championships as photographer John Ballance captures the juxtaposition of a tiny duck, a big truck and a glorious expansive cloud pattern. (John Ballance Photography)

A bird's-eye view of the Louisiana Truck Driving Championships held at the L’Auberge Baton Rouge, March 4-5. Sixty-eight drivers competed in this year's event. (John Ballance Photography)