NAIC Gets Going

Jeremy Usener of the Texas Department of Public Safety was crowned Grand Champion of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s North American Inspectors Championship for 2018. The announcement came during the 2018 National Truck Driving Championships' banquet in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

State inspectors march to the room for the kickoff of the North American Inspectors Championship at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Members of the Ohio Honor Guard march into the room for the kickoff of the North American Inspectors Championship at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Ohio State Highway Patrol Col. Paul Pride addresses the competing inspectors at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Asim Hague of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission addresses the inspectors at NAIC at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

CVSA President Capt. Christopher Turner, a Kansas highway patrolman, addresses the inspectors at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

FMCSA Chief Safety Officer Jack Van Steenburg addresses the competitors at NAIC at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Samuel Faucette, chairman of the National Truck Driving Championships, addresses the competitors at NAIC at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Rommel Garcia, the 2017 NAIC Grand Champion, speaks to the competing inspectors at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

State inspectors prepare for the start of the North American Inspectors Championship at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

State inspectors prepare for the start of the North American Inspectors Championship at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

State inspectors prepare for the start of the North American Inspectors Championship at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. (Photo by John Sommers II for Transport Topics)