MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--138 drivers from 45 states representing FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) operating companies will compete in the National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Pittsburgh, August 12-16.
Each FedEx driver earned the right to compete in the NTDC by winning at state-level truck driving championships. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) sponsors the NTDC, which is designed to recognize industry leadership in safety and to promote professionalism among truck drivers.
“FedEx team members are among the safest in the industry, and the number of state finalists at the NTDC exemplifies our commitment to safety,” said Frederick W. Smith, chairman, FedEx Corp. “I’m proud of the 1,500 FedEx team members that qualified to compete at the state level and the 138 finalists competing at the national level.”
Here are some facts about the 2014 FedEx NTDC competitors:
- Collectively, the drivers have more than 2,900 years of professional driving experience among them.
- In total, the team has safely driven more than 180 million miles during their careers—enough to circle the globe nearly 7,275 times.
- More than 60 of the FedEx competitors have driven professionally for 20 years or more.
- More than 75 have each accumulated at least one million miles of safe driving.
- 20 have won five or more state championships.
At the NTDC, the FedEx drivers will be among nearly 450 competitors who will vie for national titles in nine different classes of vehicles and for the National Grand Champion title. The drivers accumulate points by demonstrating their driving skills and knowledge of the industry through a written exam, pre-trip inspection and driving-skills challenge.
The 2014 FedEx NTDC team includes:
| Driver's Name | State | Domicile Facility | Hometown | Class | ||||
| AK | Anchorage | Anchorage | Straight Truck | |||||
| AK | Anchorage | Anchorage | Step Van | |||||
| Eric Brockette | AR | Little Rock | Little Rock | Step Van | ||||
| AR | West Memphis | Walls, Miss. | Twins | |||||
| Ronnie Cotton | AR | Little Rock | Austin | Straight Truck | ||||
| Adrian Nunez | AZ | Tempe | Chandler | Step Van | ||||
| Martin Orozco | AZ | Tucson | Tucson | 5-Axle | ||||
| Tim Stanga | AZ | Flagstaff | Flagstaff | Twins | ||||
| Eric Damon | CA | Monterey | Salinas | Step Van | ||||
| Augie Lopez | CA | Irvine | Tustin | Straight Truck | ||||
| Charles Pullen | CA | Oxnard | Ventura | 3-Axle | ||||
| Paul Book | CO | Denver | Aurora | Step Van | ||||
| Todd Flippin | CO | Springfield | Lamar | 4-Axle | ||||
| Tyler Rogers | CO | Grand Junction | Fruita | Flatbed | ||||
| Brendan Sharp | CO | Denver | Henderson | Straight Truck | ||||
| Ralph Tibbetts | CO | Grand Junction | Grand Junction | Twins | ||||
| Paul Brandon | CT | New Haven | Oxford | Flatbed | ||||
| Tom Griffin | CT | New Haven | Wallingford | 4-Axle | ||||
| John Sanchez | CT | Windsor Locks | East Hartford | Step Van | ||||
| Chris Jenkins | DE | Seaford | Laurel | Step Van | ||||
| Jose Perez | DE | Wilmington | New Castle | 3-Axle | ||||
| Mike Pertain | DE | New Castle | Newark | Straight Truck | ||||
| Rene Molinary | FL | Miami | Coral Springs | Straight Truck | ||||
| Eddie Pennington | FL | Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 3-Axle | ||||
| Ron Shaheen | FL | Miami | Miami | Step Van | ||||
| Jerry Williams | GA | Valdosta | Valdosta | Twins | ||||
| Daryl Barnett | ID | Boise | Mountain Home | Straight Truck | ||||
| Scott Beal | ID | Boise | Kuna | Twins | ||||
| James Neavear | ID | Pocatello | Blackfoot | 4-Axle | ||||
| Michael Perkins | ID | Boise | Emmett | Step Van | ||||
| Curt Smith | ID | Boise | Idaho City | Tank Truck | ||||
| Nenko Topalov | IL | Chicago | Elk Grove Village | 5-Axle Sleeper | ||||
| Jimmy Wilson | IL | Effingham | Effingham | Step Van | ||||
| Rob Book | IN | Louisville, Ky. | Elizabeth | Step Van | ||||
| Dan House | IN | Lafayette | Lafayette | 3-Axle | ||||
| Dean Harris | KS | Kansas City | Shawnee | Step Van | ||||
| Troy Lape | KS | Kansas City | Olathe | Tank Truck | ||||
| Don Logan | KS | Topeka | Eskridge | Twins | ||||
| Jay Miller | KS | Kansas City | Bonner Springs | 3-Axle | ||||
| Sammy Pelton | KS | St. Joseph | Wathena | 4-Axle | ||||
| Jeff Thompson | KS | Kansas City | Olathe | Flatbed | ||||
| Jesse Benkert | KY | Louisville | Louisville | Step Van | ||||
| Dwayne Heaverin | KY | Hebron | Dry Ridge | 3-Axle | ||||
| LA | Lafayette | Breaux Bridge | 3-Axle | |||||
| Chad Rudesill | LA | Lafayette | Tickfaw | 5-Axle | ||||
| LA | Shreveport | Shreveport | Twins | |||||
| Joseph Vital | LA | Lafayette | New Iberia | Flatbed | ||||
| Donnie Williams | LA | Monroe | West Monroe | Step Van | ||||
| Tom Reinold | MA | West Boylston | Sutton | Step Van | ||||
| Kathy Van Tassell | MA | East Boston | Chelmsford | 4-Axle | ||||
| Duane Clever | MD | Hagerstown | Greencastle, Pa. | 5-Axle Sleeper | ||||
| T.D. Dawson | MD | Crofton | Severn | Step Van | ||||
| Greg Hess | MD | Hagerstown | Hedgesville, W.Va. | Twins | ||||
| Scott Wickstrom | ME | Bangor | Bangor | Step Van | ||||
| Jim Fisher | MI | Fremont, Ind. | Coldwater | Straight Truck | ||||
| Steve Vanderwall | MI | Gaylord | Vanderbilt | Twins | ||||
| Paul Butkowski | MN | St. Cloud | Sauk Rapids | 3-Axle | ||||
| Reggie Copeland | MN | Minneapolis/St. Paul | Brooklyn Park | Straight Truck | ||||
| Chris Rapsch | MN | Roseville | River Falls, Wis. | Step Van | ||||
| Tony Fengel | MO | East Kansas City | Kansas City | Twins | ||||
| Nick Frazier | MO | Joplin | Granby | Step Van | ||||
| Bobby Lane | MS | Jackson | Clinton | Twins | ||||
| Don Nehring | MS | Olive Branch | Southaven | 5-Axle Sleeper | ||||
| Don Smith | MS | Tupelo | Tupelo | Step Van | ||||
| John Smith Jr. | MS | Tupelo | Mooreville | 4-Axle | ||||
| Marty Anzik | MT | Butte | Butte | Twins | ||||
| Richard Grayson | MT | Billings | Billings | 5-Axle | ||||
| Tracey James | MT | Helena | Helena | Step Van | ||||
| Erik Lilleberg | MT | Billings | Billings | Tank Truck | ||||
| Lindsay Smith | MT | Missoula | Alberton | 3-Axle | ||||
| Russ Smith | MT | Missoula | Alberton | 5-Axle Sleeper | ||||
| Mike Bills | NC | Durham | Fuquay-Varina | Straight Truck | ||||
| Len Coleman | NC | Greensboro | Browns Summit | Twins | ||||
| Cecil Hicks | NC | Charlotte | Norwood | Tank Truck | ||||
| James Mraz | NC | Greensboro | Asheboro | Step Van | ||||
| Basher Pierce | NC | Greensboro | Sophia | 3-Axle | ||||
| Dave Rohman | NC | Charlotte | Matthews | 4-Axle | ||||
| Don Thompson | NC | Charlotte | Monroe | 5-Axle Sleeper | ||||
| Joe Honek | ND | Grand Forks | East Grand Forks, Minn. | Straight Truck | ||||
| Chris Martens | ND | Fargo | Fargo | Step Van | ||||
| Scott Meyers | ND | Fargo | Fargo | 3-Axle | ||||
| Gabe Benet | NH | Belmont | Alton Bay | 4-Axle | ||||
| Peter Borges | NH | Londonderry | Wareham, Mass. | 3-Axle | ||||
| Pat Osborn | NH | Londonderry | Candia | Step Van | ||||
| Artur Lesniowski | NJ | Moonachie | Bloomfield | Flatbed | ||||
| Bart Masciulli | NJ | Mount Laurel | Philadelphia, Pa. | Step Van | ||||
| Jim Senor | NJ | Vineland | Franklinville | 3-Axle | ||||
| Dan Bruch | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 5-Axle | ||||
| Dion Saiz | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Twins | ||||
| Jaime Sanchez | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Straight Truck | ||||
| Ray Sandoval | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 3-Axle | ||||
| Chris Shaw | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Step Van | ||||
| Brooks Washburn | NM | Albuquerque | Rio Rancho | 4-Axle | ||||
| Eric Flick | NV | Reno | Dayton | Twins | ||||
| Bob Fini | NV | Las Vegas | Henderson | Straight Truck | ||||
| Patrick Nerger | NV | Reno | Sparks | 5-Axle | ||||
| Scott Parks | NV | Las Vegas | Henderson | 4-Axle | ||||
| Jose Razo | NV | North Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Step Van | ||||
| Gragg Wilson | NV | Reno | Reno | 3-Axle | ||||
| Patrick Collins | NY | Corning | Lowman | Step Van | ||||
| Jim Kohr | NY | Rochester | North Chili | Straight Truck | ||||
| Steve Brand | OH | Dayton | Union | 3-Axle | ||||
| Andrew Tuck | OH | Dayton | Xenia | Step Van | ||||
| Scott Woodrome | OH | Dayton | Middletown | 5-Axle | ||||
| Justin Kingsley | OK | Tulsa | Skiatook | Step Van | ||||
| Randy Reed | OK | Tulsa | Broken Arrow | 3-Axle | ||||
| Wade Wolfenkoehler | OK | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | 4-Axle | ||||
| Ted Carlson | OR | Portland | Vancouver, Wash. | 4-Axle | ||||
| Ryan Dalke | OR | Medford | Medford | Step Van | ||||
| Curt Davis | OR | Portland | Gresham | 5-Axle | ||||
| Chris Outen | OR | Portland | Vancouver, Wash. | Twins | ||||
| Dan Shamrell | OR | Portland | Battle Ground, Wash. | 3-Axle | ||||
| Ken Fream | PA | York | Hanover | Step Van | ||||
| David Lumpkin | RI | Warwick | Ashaway | Straight Truck | ||||
| Keith Towne | RI | Warwick | Charlestown | Step Van | ||||
| Brian McFaden | SC | Columbia | Lexington | Step Van | ||||
| Ray Shelton | SC | Greenville/Spartanburg | Simpsonville | Tank Truck | ||||
| Steve Ward | SC | Greer | Woodruff | 3-Axle | ||||
| Rachel Bothwell | SD | Rapid City | Rapid City | Flatbed | ||||
| Brian Cusson | SD | Rapid City | Box Elder | Tank Truck | ||||
| Dave Magee | TN | Dresden | Huntingdon | Flatbed | ||||
| Justin Richey | TN | Knoxville | Knoxville | Step Van | ||||
| Christy Tolbert | TX | Fort Worth | Richland Hills | Step Van | ||||
| Dan Brophy | UT | Provo | Mapleton | Step Van | ||||
| Mike Williams | UT | Salt Lake City | Kearns | Straight Truck | ||||
| Mark Brundage | VA | Dulles | Leesburg | Straight Truck | ||||
| Greg Long | VA | Herndon | Frederick, Md. | Step Van | ||||
| David Fountain | VT | Williston | Essex | Flatbed | ||||
| Chris Goddard | VT | Williston | Burlington | 3-Axle | ||||
| Bob Hinds | WA | Everett | Mount Vernon | Step Van | ||||
| Guy Frederickson | WI | Oshkosh | Freedom | Straight Truck | ||||
| Dennis Love | WI | La Crosse | Rockland | Step Van | ||||
| Duane Staveness | WI | Mauston | Portage | 5-Axle | ||||
| Bill Adkins | WV | Huntington | South Point, Ohio | 5-Axle Sleeper | ||||
| Kevin Asbury | WV | Charleston | Leon | 3-Axle | ||||
| Stephen Estep | WV | Charleston | Marmet | Step Van | ||||
| Jamey Priddy | WV | Charleston | Charleston | Straight Truck | ||||
| Don Young | WV | Charleston | Nitro | Twins |
In 2013, 133 driving professionals from 46 states representing FedEx Freight, FedEx Ground, FedEx Express, and FedEx SupplyChain qualified to compete at the National Truck Driving Championships by winning their respective state's competition and driving accident-free for at least one year. Three FedEx drivers captured National Champion titles in the Flatbed, 3-Axle and Step Van classes. Nine other FedEx drivers earned top-three finishes in their respective vehicle classes.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $46 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 300,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit news.fedex.com.
