ABF Freight’s Ed Beins was named grand champion at the Nebraska Trucking Driving Championships, held June 2-3 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Beins also won in the Straight Truck category.
This is not Beins’ first time as Nebraska’s grand champion. He also won the title at the 2015 championships.
The winners, by category, were:
Grand Champion: Ed Beins, ABF Freight
Straight Truck: Ed Beins, ABF Freight
3-Axle: Sam Wilson, XPO Logistics
4-Axle: Terry Durham, Werner Enterprises
5-Axle: Tom Hopkins, Walmart Transportation
Sleeper: Darin Hardwick, Crete Carrier Corporation
Tank: Hunt Transportation
Flatbed: John Fogo, Red & White Market & Transfer
Twin: Brent Turek, FedEx Freight
Step Van: Adam Stroup, FedEx Express
Mixer: Kenny Dillon, Lyman-Richey Corporation
Truck and Pup: Bob Duff, Lyman-Richey Corporation
Team Winners: XPO Logistics
Jerry Wessell Award: Lonnie Starke, XPO Logistics