Texas crowns AAA Cooper Transportation driver as champion

Top row, left to right: Ricardo Molina, Todd Trahan, Olamide Olayiwola, Bobby Brown and Rick Pledger. Bottom row, left to right: Eduardo Camacho, Jack Hargett, Esteban Perez and Frank Ortiz. (Image Courtesy of Texas Trucking Association)Top row, left to right: Ricardo Molina, Todd Trahan, Olamide Olayiwola, Bobby Brown and Rick Pledger. Bottom row, left to right: Eduardo Camacho, Jack Hargett, Esteban Perez and Frank Ortiz. (Image Courtesy of Texas Trucking Association)

Jack Hargett, an AAA Cooper Transportation driver from Arlington, Texas, was named the state’s Grand Champion at the Texas Truck Driving Championships June 9-10 in College Station, Texas.

The winners, by category, were:

Grand Champion: Jack Hargett, AAA Cooper Transportation

3-Axle: Olamide Olayiwola, FedEx Freight

4-Axle: Eduardo Camacho, HEB Grocery Co. 

5-Axle: Jack Hargett, AAA Cooper Transportation

Straight Truck: Ricardo Molina, YRC

Step Van: Todd Trahan, FedEx Express

Tanker: Bobby Brown, UPS Freight

Sleeper: Rick Pledger, Walmart Transportation

Twins: Esteban Perez, AAA Cooper Transportation

Flatbed: Frank Ortiz, Old Dominion Freight Line