MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 15, 2013 — 132 drivers from 46 states representing FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) operating companies will compete in the National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Salt Lake City, August 20-24.
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.
“The commitment to safety that our team members have is exemplified in the number of state finalists competing at the National Truck Driving Championships.” said Frederick W. Smith, chairman, president and CEO, FedEx Corp. “The 132 finalists are just a small representation of the more than 1,300 team members that competed at their respective state truck driving championship.”
Here are some facts about the 2013 FedEx NTDC competitors:
- Collectively, the drivers have more than 2,700 years of professional driving experience among them.
- In total, the team has safely driven more than 169 million miles during their careers—enough to circle the globe nearly 6,700 times.
- More than 75 of the FedEx competitors have driven professionally for 20 years or more.
- More than 70 have each accumulated at least one million miles of safe driving.
- 25 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 2013 FedEx NTDC team includes:
Driver’s Name | State | Domicile Facility | Hometown | Class |
AK | Anchorage | Anchorage | Step Van | |
AK | Anchorage | Anchorage | Straight Truck | |
AL | Mobile | Spanish Fort | Twins | |
Richard Pratt | AL | Birmingham | Gardendale | Straight Truck |
James Sanders | AR | West Memphis | Enid, Miss. | 3-Axle |
AR | Harrison | Harrison | Flatbed | |
AR | Fayetteville | Springdale | Step Van | |
Mohammed Khan | AZ | Tucson | Sahuarita | Twins |
Russ Norman | AZ | Tempe | Mesa | Step Van |
Armando Camacho | CA | Oakland | Hayward | 4-Axle |
CA | Irvine | Tustin | Straight Truck | |
Jose Lopez | CA | Burbank | Sylmar | Step Van |
Tony Singh | CO | Denver | Thornton | Step Van |
CO | Denver | Henderson | Straight Truck | |
CO | Denver | Thornton | Flatbed | |
CO | Springfield | Lamar | Twins | |
Tony Harris | CT | New Haven | West Haven | Twins |
Glen Cooke | CT | East Hartford | Enfield | Step Van |
Karen Roderick | CT | Hartford | Willington | Straight Truck |
CT | New Haven | Oxford | Flatbed | |
CT | New Haven | Wallingford | 4-Axle | |
A.J. Phillips | DE | Newark | Swords Creek, Va. | 5-Axle |
DE | Wilmington | Elkton, Md. | Twins | |
DE | Seaford | Salisbury, Md. | Step Van | |
Lou Lockard | DE | Wilmington | Elkton, Md. | 4-Axle |
DE | New Castle | Newark | Straight Truck | |
FL | Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Tank | |
Gus Hess | FL | Orlando | Kissimmee | 3-Axle |
Jeff Yoder | FL | Brandenton | Sarasota | Step Van |
Neil Ramlochan | FL | Orlando | Orlando | Twins |
Paul Cleary | FL | Orlando | St. Cloud | 5-Axle Sleeper |
Tony Office | FL | Tampa | Brandon | Straight Truck |
ID | Boise | Idaho City | Tank | |
Matt Housley | ID | Boise | Caldwell | 3-Axle |
ID | Boise | Emmett | Step Van | |
Dave Nunn | IL | Bolingbrook | Shorewood | 3-Axle |
IL | Chicago | Chicago | 5-Axle | |
IL | Effingham | Strasburg | Flatbed | |
IL | Peru | Tonica | 4-Axle | |
Steve VerCande | IL | Carol Stream | Burlington | Step Van |
IN | Louisville, Ky. | Elizabeth | Step Van | |
Steven Shepler | IN | Muncie | Anderson | 5-Axle Sleeper |
Troy Davis | IN | Michigan City | LaPort | Straight Truck |
Dan Jones | KS | Topeka | Topeka | Straight Truck |
KS | Topeka | Eskridge | Flatbed | |
KS | Kansas City | Olathe | 3-Axle | |
KY | Hebron | Hebron | 5-Axle | |
KY | Cincinnati, Ohio | Bellevue | Step Van | |
KY | Louisville | English, Ind. | Straight Truck | |
KY | Louisville | Lanesville, Ind. | Flatbed | |
LA | Lafayette | Breaux Bridge | 3-Axle | |
Keith Weaver | LA | Alexandria | Alexandria | Step Van |
Pat Rudesill | LA | New Orleans | Hammond | 5-Axle |
MA | Raynham | Swansea | Step Van | |
Dan Hebert | MA | Avon | E. Taunton | Twins |
MA | Windsor, Conn. | E. Longmeadow | 3-Axle | |
MD | Hagerstown | Green Castle, Pa. | 5-Axle Sleeper | |
MD | Rockville | Frederick | Step Van | |
ME | Augusta | Winthrop | Step Van | |
MI | Warren | Macomb | 3-Axle | |
Bob Sikes | MI | Toledo, Ohio | Monroe | Twins |
MN | St. Paul | Minneapolis | Straight Truck | |
MN | St. Paul | River Falls, Wis. | Step Van | |
MO | Springfield | Clever | Twins | |
Mike Meyer | MO | St. Louis | Fenton | 3-Axle |
MO | Joplin | Webb City | Step Van | |
Danny Mackey | MS | Tupelo | Blue Springs | Twins |
MS | Tupelo | Tupelo | Step Van | |
MS | Jackson | Flowood | Tank | |
Kenny Neal | MS | Olive Branch | Southaven | 5-Axle |
Craig DeCelles | MT | Great Falls | Great Falls | Step Van |
MT | Billings | Billings | Tank | |
Keith Linn | MT | Butte | Philipsburg | Twins |
MT | Billings | Billings | 4-Axle | |
MT | Missoula | Alberton | 3-Axle | |
NC | Charlotte | Matthews | 4-Axle | |
NC | Greensboro | Kernersville | Step Van | |
NC | Durham | Fuquay-Varina | Straight Truck | |
Chris Kraft | ND | Fargo | Fargo | Step Van |
Jason Handeland | ND | Fargo | Fargo | 5-Axle Sleeper |
ND | Grand Forks | Grand Forks | 5-Axle | |
George Chaney | NE | Aurora | Lincoln | Flatbed |
NE | Grand Island | Giltner | 4-Axle | |
Korey Clifton | NE | Omaha | Omaha | Step Van |
Ed Gertz | NH | Londonderry | Dracut, Mass. | Step Van |
Paul Robichaud | NH | Londonderry | Manchester | Flatbed |
NJ | Moonachie | Bloomfield | Step Van | |
NJ | South Brunswick | Litchfield, Conn. | 4-Axle | |
NM | Albuquerque | Rio Rancho | 5-Axle | |
NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Straight Truck | |
Eric Kurowski | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Step Van |
Arthur Corral | NV | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Straight Truck |
Bob Cromley | NV | North Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Step Van |
NV | Reno | Reno | Tank | |
Jeff Dionne | NV | South Las Vegas | Henderson | 3-Axle |
Kirk Kelley | NV | Reno | Reno | 4-Axle |
NY | Newburgh | Gardener | Twins | |
NY | Corning | Baldwin | Step Van | |
Jim McNulty Jr | OH | Cincinnati | Newtown | Step Van |
OH | Dayton | Middletown | 5-Axle Sleeper | |
OK | Tulsa | Tulsa | Step Van | |
OR | Portland | Vancouver, Wash. | 4-Axle | |
Jerry Lambert | OR | Portland | Vancouver, Wash. | Twins |
Jason Morier | OR | Salem | Scio | Step Van |
PA | Allentown | Bethlehem | Step Van | |
RI | Warwick | Ashaway | Straight Truck | |
RI | Warwick | Blackstone, Mass. | 3-Axle | |
RI | Warwick | Coventry | Step Van | |
SC | Columbia | Lexington | Step Van | |
SC | Greenville/Spartanburg | Simpsonville | Tank | |
SD | Rapid City | Box Elder | Tank | |
Chad Vermundson | SD | Rapid City | Rapid City | 3-Axle |
SD | Sioux Falls | Lennox | Flatbed | |
Troy Swenson | SD | Watertown | Hayti | Twins |
TN | Dresden | Huntingdon | Flatbed | |
James Apodaca | TN | Knoxville | Powell | Step Van |
James Dean | TX | Wichita Falls | Wichita Falls | Step Van |
UT | Provo | Mapleton | Step Van | |
Bobby Dinwiddie | VA | Roanoke | Bedford | Flatbed |
VA | Christiansburg | Shawsville | Step Van | |
Bob Weller | VT | Bellows Falls | Charlestown, N.H. | 3-Axle |
VT | Burlington | Burlington | 4-Axle | |
VT | Burlington | Williston | 5-Axle | |
VT | Burlington | Essex Junction | Flatbed | |
VT | Montpelier | Chelsea | Twins | |
WA | Everett | Mount Vernon | Step Van | |
WI | Milwaukee | Port Washington | 3-Axle | |
WI | Milwaukee | Franklin | Straight Truck | |
Tom Schroeder | WI | Madison | Fort Atkinson | Step Van |
WV | Charleston | Charleston | Step Van | |
WV | Charleston | Leon | 3-Axle | |
Vince May | WV | Huntington | Russell, Ky. | Twins |
In 2012, 137 driving professionals from 46 states representing FedEx Freight, FedEx Ground, FedEx Express, and FedEx Custom Critical 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. One FedEx competitor captured the National Grand Champion title. In addition, FedEx drivers captured National Champion titles in the Flatbed, 3-Axle, and Step Van classes. Eight other FedEx drivers earned top-three finishes in their respective vehicle classes.