Press Release

FedEx Freight鈥檚 Pinter Wins TMCSuperTech Grand Championship

Sep 28, 2022

FedEx Freight Sweeps Top Five and Claims Team Championship

Cleveland 鈥 Phillip Pinter, a FedEx Freight technician from Romulus, Michigan, claimed the title of Grand Champion here at the 黑料不打烊鈥 Technology and Maintenance Councils鈥 National Technicians Skills Competitions.听

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Phillip Pinter, FedEx Freight

鈥淥n behalf of 黑料不打烊and TMC, I want to congratulate Phillip on being named this year鈥檚 TMCSuperTech Grand Champion,鈥 said TMC Executive Director Robert Braswell. 鈥淎s always, this competition brings out the best in our industry and Philip, and the rest of his FedEx Freight teammates rose to the occasion, providing real examples of the knowledge and skills needed to keep this industry moving.鈥澨

This is the second Grand Championship for Pinter, who was joined by FedEx Freight鈥檚 Jamie Smith in claiming the team championship as part of a clean sweep of the top five by the Memphis, Tennessee-based carrier. Bonnie Greenwood claimed second place in the competition, while Eric Vos, Doug Nickles and Kelby Bentley rounded out the top five.听

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Bonnie Greenwood, FedEx Freight

With her second place finish in the competition, Greenwood became the highest placing woman in TMCSuperTech history.听

Elsewhere in the competition, Mario Kjuka, a student at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, claimed first place in the National Student Technician Competition, TMCFutureTech. Ferris State University鈥檚 Timothy Rose finished second while Braedon Pollard of the Des Moines Area Community College Transportation Institute finished third.听

In addition to the Grand Championship, FedEx technicians also claimed the title in TMCSuperTech鈥檚 LMV competition, with Philip Barlow finishing first, Frito-Lay North America鈥檚 Kevin Malczyk placing second and FedEx Freight鈥檚 Chris Czerwinski placing third.听

FedEx Freight鈥檚 Cory Westfall won the TMCSuperTech Trailer Track competition, with Michael Kerfoot Jr., of Cox Automotive placing second and Traivs Cox of FedEx Freight placing third.听

鈥淎fter a two-year pause, having a full competition with all of our tracks and hosting 140, technicians was tremendously gratifying,鈥 Braswell said. 鈥淐ongratulations not just to the winners, but to all the competitors for making it to Nationals and we look forward to seeing them all back here next year.鈥澨

Full List of Station Winners听

Heavy Duty Track听

Brakes听

Jesse听

Elmore听

Doggett Freightliner听

Wheel End听

Phillip听

Pinter听

FedEx Freight听

Fifth Wheel听

Kelby听

Bentley听

FedEx Freight听

Liftgates听

Eric听

Vos听

FedEx Freight听

HVAC听

Charles听

Gleason听

United Parcel Service Inc.听

Tire & Wheel听

Mitchell听

Buelow听

FedEx Freight听

Tractor PMI听

Doug听

Nickles听

FedEx Freight听

Starting & Charging听

Eric听

Vos听

FedEx Freight听

Steering & Suspension听

Eric听

Vos听

FedEx Freight听

Heavy Duty Track 鈥 Day One Stations听

ASE Written Test听

Joseph听

Anderson听

TravelCenters of America听

RP Manual听

Nicholas听

Bryant听

FedEx Freight听

Wiring Diagrams听

Phillip听

Pinter听

FedEx Freight听

Lubricants & Fuels听

Phillip听

Pinter听

FedEx Freight听

Coolants & DEF听

Kelby听

Bentley听

FedEx Freight听

Hydraulics & Drivebelts听

Bonnie听

Greenwood听

FedEx Freight听

Electrical Circuits听

Nathan听

Olson听

NationaLease听

Fasteners听

Phillip听

Pinter听

FedEx Freight听

Precision Measuring听

Phillip听

Pinter听

FedEx Freight听

Service Information听

Michael听

Krause听

Clarke Power Services, Inc.听

Cybersecurity听

Adam听

Martin听

W. W. Williams听

Trailer Lighting听

Mitchell听

Buelow听

FedEx Freight听

Trailer Track听

Written Test听

Robert听

Aabye听

United Parcel Service Inc.听

Hydraulics & Drivebelts听

Sean听

Bring听

Tyson Foods听

Trailer Wheel End听

Ray听

Titus听

TravelCenters of America听

Precision Measuring听

Michael听

Kerfoot, Jr.听

Cox Automotive Mobility听

Trailer Fasteners听

Travis听

Cox听

FedEx Freight听

Trailer PMI听

Cory听

Westfall听

FedEx Freight听

Trailer Alignment听

Adam听

Burton听

Great Dane听

Roll-Up Doors听

Cory听

Westfall听

FedEx Freight听

Trailer Lighting听

Michael听

Kerfoot, Jr.听

Cox Automotive Mobility听

Trailer Liftgates听

Michael听

Kerfoot, Jr.听

Cox Automotive Mobility听

Central Tire Inflation听

Adam听

Burton听

Great Dane听

Trailer Electrical Corrosion听

Michael听

Kerfoot, Jr.听

Cox Automotive Mobility听

Trailer ABS听

Cory听

Westfall听

FedEx Freight听

Light and Medium Vehicles Track听

Written Test听

Philip听

Barlow听

FedEx Freight听

Fasteners听

Kevin听

Malczyk听

Frito-Lay North America听

Wiring Diagrams听

Nicolai听

Greco听

United Parcel Service Inc.听

RP Manuals听

Philip听

Barlow听

FedEx Freight听

Coolants & DEF听

Philip听

Barlow听

FedEx Freight听

Precision Measuring听

Philip听

Barlow听

FedEx Freight听

Electrical Circuits听

Kevin听

Malczyk听

Frito-Lay North America听

Lubricants & Fuels听

Sergio听

Chaira听

United Parcel Service Inc.听

Wheel End听

Chris听

Czerwinski听

FedEx Freight听

EVAP Systems听

Philip听

Barlow听

FedEx Freight听

Preventive Maintenance听

Chris听

Czerwinski听

FedEx Freight听

Trailer Liftgates听

Kevin听

Malczyk听

Frito-Lay North America听

Aftertreatment听

Nicolai听

Greco听

United Parcel Service Inc.听

TMCFutureTech Stations Winners听

Written Test听听

Zachary听

Miller听

Forsyth Technical Community College听

Fasteners听

Max听

Coons听

WyoTech听

RP Manuals听

Avery听

Baldridge听

WyoTech听

Wiring Diagrams听

Mario听

Kjuka听

Forsyth Technical Community College听

Preventative Maintenance听

Max听

Coons听

WyoTech听

Electrical Circuits听

Max听

Coons听

WyoTech听

Lubricants & Fuels听

Zachary听

Miller听

Forsyth Technical Community College听

Precision Measuring听

Matthew听

Liddell听

WyoTech听

Coolants & DEF听

Timothy听

Rose听

Ferris State University听

Trailer Lighting听

Mario听

Kjuka听

Forsyth Technical Community College听

Trailer Wheel End听

Haley听

Karlberg听

WyoTech听

Aftertreatment听

Braedon听

Pollard听

DMACC Transportation Institute听

Hydraulics & Drivebelts听

Braedon听

Pollard听

DMACC Transportation Institute听