Indianapolis, Indiana 鈥 Forty-five professional truck drivers have advanced to the finals of the National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships, which are being held this year at the Indiana Convention Center.
Known as the 鈥淪uper Bowl of Safety,鈥 these annual competitions date back to 1937 and inspire tens of thousands of drivers to operate accident-free for the right to compete. This year鈥檚 competitors have driven a combined 685 million accident-free miles throughout their careers.
鈥淥ver the past few days, the nation鈥檚 most elite professional truck drivers have gone head to head to demonstrate their mastery of the rules of the road, meticulous attention to detail and extraordinary skill on the challenging courses,鈥 said Patti Gillette, NTDC Chairman and director of safety and member services for the Nevada Trucking Association. 鈥淲e commend all of the state champions who made it to Indianapolis, we congratulate all of the drivers who are moving on to the final round and we thank all of this week鈥檚 competitors for their commitment to safety.鈥
Of the 422 drivers representing 49 states, the following 45 competitors have advanced to drive for the Bendix Grand Championship:
Step Van:
- Brian Hoy,听FedEx Freight, Colorado
- Joshua Upton,听FedEx, Kentucky
- Scott Wickstrom,听FedEx, Maine
- Travis Hutchinson,听FedEx, Oregon
- Matthew Montandon,听FedEx, Texas
- Peter Dreisbach,听United Parcel Service, Inc., Kentucky
- Corey Mitchell,听FedEx Freight, Louisiana
- Christopher Shaw,听FedEx, New Mexico
- James Kohr,听FedEx, New York
- James Quarles,听Walmart Transportation, LLC, South Carolina
- Loren Hatfield,听ABF Freight System, Inc., Arkansas
- David Mogler,听FedEx Freight, Colorado
- Ritch Fundell,听FedEx Freight, Illinois
- Randall Stromlund,听United Parcel Service, Inc., Nevada
- Daniel Shamrell,听FedEx Freight, Oregon
- Paul Swan,听FedEx Freight, Colorado
- Dustin Scholle,听United Parcel Service, Inc., Illinois
- Joseph Hicks,听XPO, Rhode Island
- Robert Bjelland,听Walmart Transportation, LLC, Utah
- Robert Crowder,听Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Virginia
- Nick Gaudette,听Fedex Freight, Colorado
- Rebecca Heck,听Landstar Inway Inc., Illinois
- Eric Courville,听FedEx Freight, Louisiana
- Brandon Hardy,听XPO, Nevada
- David Comings,听FedEx Freight, North Dakota
- Ina Daly,听XPO, Arizona
- Larry Rhein,听FedEx Freight, Arkansas
- Kaden Schultz,听Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Idaho
- Martin McMahon,听RIST Transport, New York
- Ruben Cortez,听H-E-B Grocery Co., Texas
- Glen Kirk,听Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Indiana
- Terry Covey,听FedEx Freight, Kansas
- Jackie Reed,听FedEx Freight, Mississippi
- Brian Smeltzer,听R H Crawford, Inc., Pennsylvania
- Kevin Cyr,听Walmart Transportation, LLC, Wyoming
- Jeffrey Cochran,听FedEx Freight, Arkansas
- Michael Flippin,听FedEx Freight, Colorado
- Matthew Hart,听FedEx Freight, Nevada
- Mario Camacho,听FedEx Freight, New Jersey
- Connor Dent,听FedEx Freight, Wisconsin
- Gregory Ryan,听Walmart Transportation, LLC, Arizona
- Antoane Kuri,听Walmart Transportation, LLC, California
- James Dixon,听A. Duie Pyle, Inc., Connecticut
- Dale Brenaman,听United Parcel Service, Inc., Kentucky
- Andrew Girdley,听Walmart Transportation, LLC, Missouri
The 45 finalists announced this morning will compete in the Championships Finals today, and a Grand Champion will be announced at a banquet reception this evening. For regular updates, follow 黑料不打烊on social media and #NTDC24.听
Sponsors of the 2024 National Truck Driving Championships include:
- FedEx
- Old Dominion Freight Line
- Walmart Transportation
- XPO
Gold:
- A. Duie Pyle, Inc.
- ABF Freight
- DHL
- Samsara
- UPS
Silver:
- DMC Insurance
- U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Administration
- PITT OHIO
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