
Nearly 100 Alabama truck drivers convened in Pelham this past weekend to compete against one another in the annual Alabama Truck Driving Championship.
Mark Knight, a driver for AAA Cooper Transportation, was named the overall champion. He also won first place in the 5-Axle class.
The championship was held June 1 and was put on by the Alabama Trucking Association.
The winners were:
Grand Champion: Mark Knight, AAA Cooper Transportation
Rookie of the Year: David Deason
Pre-Trip Inspection: David Hawk, FedEx Freight
3-Axle: Alphonso Lewis, YRC Freight
4-Axle: Cecil Salter, FedEx Freight
5-Axle: Mark Knight, AAA Cooper Transportation
Step Van: Robert Moore, FedEx Freight
Tank Truck: Kenneth Lockhart, FedEx Freight
Sleeper Berth: Russell Cottingham, FedEx Freight
Twin Trailers: Dan Thompson, FedEx Freight
Flatbed: Thomas “Ross” Garner, FedEx Freight
Straight Truck: David Hawk, FedEx Freight
Ladies SUV Challenge: Angela Gardner, TCW
FedEx Freight's Dan Thompson won first place in the Twin Trailer class. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
YRC Freight's Alphonso Lewis, center, won first place in the 3-Axle class. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
TCW's Angela Gardner, center, won the Ladies SUV Challenge. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
FedEx Freight's Robert Cottingham, center, won first place in the Sleeper Berth class. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
David Deason, center, was named the Rookie of the Year. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
FedEx Freight's Cecil Salter, center, won first place in the 4-Axle class. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
FedEx Freight's Kenneth Lockhart, center, won first place in the Tank Truck class. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
FedEx Freight's Robert Moore, center, won first place in the Step Van class. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
FedEx Freight's David Hawk, center, won the Pre-Trip Inspection award. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
AAA Cooper Transportation's Mark Knight, center, won first place in the 5-Axle class. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
FedEx Freight's Thomas "Ross" Garner, center, won first place in the Flatbed class. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)
FedEx Freight's David Hawk, center, won first place in the Straight Truck class. (Image Courtesy of Alabama Trucking Association/Facebook)