Bruce Quaal (Image Courtesy of Minnesota Trucking Association)The results from the Minnesota Truck Driving Champions, June 10-11, are in, and YRC Freight driver Bruce Quaal is the state’s grand champion. YRC Freight was also well-represented in other categories, including pre-trip winner, 4-axle, 5-axle and flatbed.
The winners, by category, were:
Grand Champion: Bruce Quaal, YRC Freight
Rookie of the Year: Joseph Collins, FedEx Ground
Written Test Winner: Paul Butkowski, FedEx Freight
Pre-Trip Winner: Tim McNamee, YRC Freight
Small Team Champion: XPO Logistics
Large Team Champion: FedEx Freight
Charlie Smith Volunteer Award: Dave Knobloch
Howie Johnson Memorial Award: Tim McNamee, FedEx Freight
3-Axle: Matt Simon, FedEx Freight
4-Axle: Bruce Quaal, YRC Freight
5-Axle: Tim McNamee, YRC Freight
Flatbed: Jerry Kraetsch, YRC Freight
Sleeper: Mike Whiteford, J&B
Step Van: Christian Rapsch, FedEx Express
Straight: Thomas Carlson, USF Holland
Tank: Galen Sonnek, Ind Diversified
Twins: Dave Elckhoff, XPO Logistics
