Eric Fuqua, a FedEx Ground driver, was awarded Grand Champion at the Indiana Truck Driving Championships. (Image Courtesy of Indiana Motor Truck Association)Indiana’s state truck driving championships June 3, in Indianapolis. FedEx Ground driver Eric Fuqua, from Indianapolis, took home the grand champion title.
Fuqua and the other winners from the event will go on to represent Indiana at the American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving Championships, Aug. 9-12, in Orlando, Florida.
The winners, by category, were:
Grand Champion: Eric Fuqua, FedEx Ground
Pretrip: Darrel Underwood, UPS Feeders
Sportsmanship Award: Garland Ford, Holland
Team: JET Transit
Himmel High Point Award: Glen Kirk, Old Dominion Freight Lines
Step Van: Nick Roberts, UPS Ground
Straight Truck: Brian Ford, FedEx Freight
3-Axle: Glen Kirk, Old Dominion Freight Lines
4-Axle: Eric Fuqua, FedEx Ground
5-Axle: Bruce Schwering, FedEx Freight
5-Axle Sleeper: John Griswold, XPO
Flatbed: Dennis Shirar, WM Trans
Twins: Willie Baylor, FedEx Freight
Tanker: Phil Coffey, WM Trans
