MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 22, 2015 — 150 drivers from 48 states representing FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) operating companies will compete in the National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in St. Louis, Missouri, August 11-15.
Each FedEx driver earned the right to compete in the NTDC by winning at state-level truck driving championships. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) sponsor the NTDC, which is designed to recognize industry leadership in safety and to promote professionalism among truck drivers.
“FedEx drivers are among the safest in the industry,” said Frederick W. Smith, chairman, FedEx Corp. “I’m proud of the 1,812 FedEx team members who qualified to compete at the state level and the 150 finalists competing nationally.”
Here are some facts about the 2015 FedEx NTDC competitors:
- Collectively, the drivers have more than 3,100 years of professional driving experience among them.
- In total, the team has safely driven more than 191 million miles during their careers—enough to circle the globe nearly 7,670 times.
- More than 87 of the FedEx competitors have driven professionally for 20 years or more.
- More than 38 have each accumulated at least one million miles of safe driving.
- 24 have won five or more state championships.
At the NTDC, the FedEx drivers will be among nearly 430 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 2015 FedEx NTDC team includes:
Driver’s Name | State | Domicile Facility | Hometown | Class |
Muku Afusia | AK | Anchorage | Anchorage | Straight Truck |
Becky Nelson | AK | Anchorage | Anchorage | Step Van |
Scott Brandon | AL | Decatur | Athens | 5-Axle |
Dan Thompson | AL | Mobile | Spanish Fort | Twins |
Jeff Cochran | AR | Texarkana | Texarkana, Texas | Twins |
Timo Geary | AR | Fayetteville | Springdale | Step Van |
Kevin Ekstrom | AZ | Tucson | Tucson | Step Van |
Hobie Eirich | CA | Anaheim | Anaheim | 4-Axle |
Oscar Enciso | CA | Burbank | Palmdale | Step Van |
Bernard Llave | CA | San Diego | Cardiff | Straight Truck |
Charles Pullen | CA | Oxnard | Ventura | 3-Axle |
Matthew Allison | CO | Denver | Commerce City | Step Van |
Brook Figgins | CO | Springfield | Vilas | 5-Axle Sleeper |
Dave Mogler | CO | Denver | Brighton | Twins |
Tyler Rogers | CO | Grand Junction | Fruita | Flatbed |
Paul Swan | CO | Denver | Thornton | 3-Axle |
Mike Zabawa | CO | Denver | Strasburg | Straight Truck |
Paul Brandon | CT | New Haven | Oxford | Tank Truck |
Joe Moniz | CT | New Haven | Hamden | 5-Axle Sleeper |
John Sanchez | CT | Windsor Locks | East Hartford | Step Van |
Randy O’Dell | DE | Wilmington | Elkton, Maryland | 3-Axle |
Jose Perez | DE | Wilmington | New Castle | Twins |
Dave Valentin | DE | Wilmington | Camden | 5-Axle |
Brian Cobb | FL | Ocala | Ocala | Step Van |
David Font | FL | Miami | Homestead | 4-Axle |
Denny Johnson | FL | Tampa | San Antonio | Straight Truck |
Rusty Pederson | FL | Jacksonville | Fleming Island | 3-Axle |
Jonathan Churchwell | FL | Atlanta | Adairsville | Straight Truck |
Steve Haskill | HI | Kailua Kona | Kamuela | Step Van |
Chad Olson | HI | Honolulu | Mililani | Straight Truck |
Allen Sohn | IA | Des Moines | Des Moines | 4-Axle |
Brandon Becker | ID | Boise | Boise | Step Van |
James Neavear | ID | Pocatello | Blackfoot | 4-Axle |
Tim Banasiak | IL | Peru | Peru | 5-Axle Sleeper |
Joe Carson | IL | Effingham | Strasburg | Tank Truck |
Miguel Corral | IL | Chicago Heights | Crown Point, Indiana | Twins |
Ivan Nikolic | IL | Chicago | Willow Springs | 5-Axle |
Tony Burns | IN | Indianapolis | Centerton | 4-Axle |
Andrew Whitesel | IN | Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Step Van |
Dean Harris | KS | Kansas City | Shawnee | Step Van |
Tim Helus | KS | Wichita | Buhler | Twins |
Ron Gabel | KS | Great Bend | Schoenchen | Straight Truck |
Don Logan | KS | Topeka | Eskridge | 3-Axle |
Jeff Thompson | KS | Kansas City | Olathe | Flatbed |
Jesse Benkert | KY | Louisville | Louisville | Step Van |
Dwayne Heaverin | KY | Hebron | Dry Ridge | 3-Axle |
Rick Livingston | KY | Louisville | English, Indiana | Straight Truck |
David Proctor | KY | Louisville | Mount Washington | Twins |
John Willinger | KY | Louisville | Louisville | 4-Axle |
Eric Courville | LA | Lafayette | Breaux Bridge | 5-Axle Sleeper |
Chad Rudesill | LA | Lafayette | Tickfaw | 5-Axle |
Xavier Theriot | LA | Shreveport | Shreveport | Twins |
Donnie Williams | LA | Monroe | West Monroe | Step Van |
Roland Bolduc | MA | Windsor, Connecticut | East Longmeadow | 3-Axle |
Bill Colantuone | MA | Raynham | Norton | Straight Truck |
Bob Ledoux | MA | Raynham | Swansea | Step Van |
Ed Oakes | MA | Hartford, Connecticut | Springfield | Twins |
Bob Cochran | ME | Augusta | Winthrop | Step Van |
Jared Elston | ME | Portland | Windham | 4-Axle |
Joyce Bain | MD | Hagerstown | Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania | 5-Axle Sleeper |
Mike Forchetti | MD | Rockville | Frederick | Step Van |
Nick Frazier | MO | Joplin | Granby | Step Van |
Paul Butkowski | MN | St. Cloud | Sauk Rapids | 3-Axle |
Reggie Copeland | MN | Minneapolis | Brooklyn Park | Straight Truck |
Rob Janke | MN | Minneapolis | Blaine | 4-Axle |
Alex Lofgren | MN | St. Paul | Cottage Grove | Step Van |
Jeff Rider | MN | St. Paul | Somerset, Wisconsin | 5-Axle Sleeper |
Brandon Lee | MS | Hattiesburg | Hattiesburg | Step Van |
John Smith | MS | Tupelo | Mooreville | Flatbed |
Clint Anderson | MT | Billings | Billings | Step Van |
Marty Anzik | MT | Butte | Butte | Twins |
Richard Grayson | MT | Billings | Billings | 5-Axle |
Tom Miller | MT | Billings | Billings | Straight Truck |
Paul Caruolo | NC | Raleigh | Cary | Straight Truck |
J.R. Goodson | NC | Charlotte | Kings Mountain | Flatbed |
Cecil Hicks | NC | Charlotte | Norwood | Tank Truck |
Basher Pierce | NC | Greensboro | Sophia | 5-Axle |
Don Thompson | NC | Charlotte | Monroe | 5-Axle Sleeper |
Johnny Williard | ND | Greensboro | East Bend | Step Van |
Rondal Woodie | NC | Charlotte | Charlotte | Twins |
Joe Honek | ND | Grand Forks | East Grand Forks, Minnesota | Straight Truck |
Chris Scholand | ND | Fargo | West Fargo | 5-Axle |
Dan Nygord | ND | Grand Forks | Grand Forks | Step Van |
Paul Badgett | NE | Aurora | Waverly | 3-Axle |
Travis Minnick | NE | Lincoln | Lincoln | Step Van |
John Poppen | NE | Grand Island | Marquette | 4-Axle |
Peter Borges | NH | Londonderry | Wareham, Massachusetts | 3-Axle |
Pat Osborn | NH | Londonderry | Candia | Step Van |
Jorge Cardoza | NJ | Newark | Elizabeth | Straight Truck |
Carlos Chavarriaga | NJ | Newark | Elizabeth | Step Van |
Jim Erickson | NJ | Cinnaminson | Marlton | Flatbed |
Jorge Lopez | NJ | Newark | Jersey City | 5-Axle |
Bart Pachucki | NJ | Newark | Carlstadt | Tank Truck |
Joe White | NJ | Newark | Keansburg | Twins |
Parcell James | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 4-Axle |
Dion Saiz | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Twins |
Ray Sandoval | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 3-Axle |
Chris Shaw | NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Step Van |
Adrian Campos | NV | Las Vegas | Henderson | Straight Truck |
Eric Flick/td> | NV | Mill City | Dayton | Tank Truck |
Dan Ledbetter | NV | Reno | Sparks | 5-Axle |
Jose Razo | NV | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Step Van |
Rich Decker | NY | Cheektowaga | Amherst | Step Van |
Jim Kohr | NY | Rochester | North Chili | Straight Truck |
Mark McLean | NY | Newburgh | Gardiner | 4-Axle |
David Watson | NY | Newburgh | Montague, New Jersey | Tank Truck |
Brett Brunkenhoefer | OH | Youngstown | Youngstown | 3-Axle |
Bryan Elges | OH | Youngstown | Ashland | 5-Axle Sleeper |
D.J. Hammock | OH | Mansfield | North Robinson | 4-Axle |
Scott Newcome | OH | Cleveland | New Franklin | Straight Truck |
Richard Bright | OK | Stillwater | Stillwater | Step Van |
Kevin Mustin | OK | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | Flatbed |
Randy Reed | OK | Tulsa | Broken Arrow | 3-Axle |
Ryan Dalke | OR | Medford | Medford | Step Van |
Curt Davis | OR | Portland | Gresham | 5-Axle |
Brad Lester | OR | Portland | Happy Valley | 4-Axle |
Chris Outen | OR | Portland | Vancouver, Washington | Twins |
Jim Rud | OR | Portland | Boring | Straight Truck |
Dan Shamrell | OR | Portland | Battle Ground, Washington | 3-Axle |
John Nash | PA | East Harrisburg | New Cumberland | Straight Truck |
Sal Vincelli | PA | Allentown | Bethlehem | Step Van |
David Lumpkin | RI | Warwick | Hopkinton | Step Van |
Eddie Days | SC | Hilton Head | Bluffton | Step Van |
Tommy Winston | SC | Greenville/Spartanburg | Greenville | Tank Truck |
Brian Cusson | SD | Rapid City | Box Elder | Twins |
Marty Kraft | SD | Rapid City | Rapid City | Tank Truck |
Jason Skotvold | SD | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | 3-Axle |
Virgil Thiewes | SD | Watertown | Goodwin | Straight Truck |
Mike Whitehead | SD | Sioux Falls | Lennox | Flatbed |
Scott Lambert | TN | Kingsport | Kingsport | Twins |
Dave Magee | TN | Dresden | Huntingdon | Tank Truck |
James Sheehan | TN | Nashville | Hendersonville | Step Van |
Aryn Pittaway | TX | Fort Worth | Arlington | Step Van |
Kevin Ashby | UT | Salt Lake City | Syracuse | Step Van |
Ron Pease | UT | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | 3-Axle |
Jesse Williams | UT | Salt Lake City | Layton | Straight Truck |
Bill Lindsey | VA | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | 4-Axle |
Dan Woods | VA | Christiansburg | Shawsville | Step Van |
Jeremiah Jarvis | VT | Montpelier | Chelsea | Twins |
Andre Raven | VT | St. Johnsbury | Lancaster | Straight Truck |
James Hamilton | WA | Seattle | Browns Point | Step Van |
Kevin Asbury | WV | Charleston | Leon | 4-Axle |
Ken Barnett | WV | Charleston | Given | 5-Axle |
Corkee Clary | WV | Huntington | Huntington | Flatbed |
Tom Edens | WV | Charleston | St. Albans | Twins |
Jamey Priddy | WV | Charleston | Charleston | Straight Truck |
Kenny Tresselt | WV | Hagerstown, Mary land | Charles Town | Step Van |
Nathan Renteria | WY | Casper | Casper | Step Van |
In 2014, 138 driving professionals from 45 states representing FedEx Freight, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Express qualified to compete at the NTDC by winning their respective state’s competition and driving accident-free for at least one year. Four FedEx drivers captured National Champion titles in the Flatbed, 3-Axle, Straight Truck and Step Van classes. Six other FedEx drivers earned top-three finishes in their respective vehicle classes.