FedEx driver tops at Louisiana trucking competition

Eric Courville, center, was named Grand Champion at the Louisiana Truck Driving Championships. (Image Courtesy of John Ballance Photography)Eric Courville, center, was named Grand Champion at the Louisiana Truck Driving Championships. (Image Courtesy of John Ballance Photography)

FedEx Freight driver Eric Courville took home top honors at the annual Louisiana Truck Driving Championships, put on by the Louisiana Motor Truck Association. This year’s event was held March 23-24 in Baton Rouge.

Courville was named the grand champion and also won first place in the 3-Axle Van category.

Another FedEx Driver, Warren Little, was named Louisiana’s Rookie of the Year.

Winners included:

Grand Champion: Eric Courville, FedEx Freight

Rookie of the Year: Warren Little, FedEx Freight

Team Trophy: XPO Logistics

Mechanics Award: Leslie Gamble, FedEx Freight

Straight Truck: Leroy Williams, XPO Logistics

3-Axle Van: Eric Courville, FedEx Freight

4-Axle Van: Louis Scaruffi, C&S Wholesale Grocers

5-Axle Van: Larry Peltier, Martin Brower

Tanker: Milton Hebert, FedEx Freight

Flatbed: Joseph Vital, FedEx Freight

Twins: Damien Hebert, XPO Logistics

Sleeper: Chad Rudesill, FedEx Ground

Step Van: Donald G. Williams, FedEx Ground