The main class winners from the South Carolina Truck Driving Championship will advance to the national competition. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)Old Dominion Freight Line driver Ralph Hamilton earned the highest overall score, and thus the grand champion title, at the South Carolina Truck Driving Championship. The annual competition was held May 3-4 at Midlands Technical College in West Columbia.
Hamilton also won first place in the 3-Axle class and was awarded the G.M. Hamilton Knowledge of the Industry Award.
FedEx Freight driver Kevin Doll was named Rookie of the Year and UPS Freight took home the Team Trophy.
The class winners will advance to the national championship Aug. 14-17 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The full winners list:
Grand Champion: Ralph Hamilton, Old Dominion Freight Line
3-Axle: Ralph Hamilton, Old Dominion Freight Line
4-Axle: Marty Knopf, Walmart
5-Axle: Richard McCoy, C&S Wholesale Services
Flatbed: J.B. Quarles, Walmart
Sleeper: Kevin Smith, Old Dominion Freight Line
Step Van: Eddie Days, FedEx Express
Straight Truck: David Eggert, Old Dominion Freight Line
Tanker: Bill Driskill, Superior Carriers
Twins: James Belcher, UPS Freight
Rookie of the Year: Kevin Doll, FedEx Freight
Best Pre-Trip: John Hummel, UPS Freight
Team Trophy: UPS Freight
Service Award: Doug Lax
G.M. Hamilton Knowledge of the Industry Award: Ralph Hamilton, Old Dominion Freight Line
From left to right: South Carolina Truck Driving Championship Co-Chairman Tim Birmingham of Edwards Wood Products, South Carolina State Transport Police Col. Leroy Tayler, Old Dominion Freight Line's Ralph Hamilton, and Casey O'Dell of Belue Trucking Co. Hamilton was grand champion, won first in the 3-Axle class, and was awarded the G.M. Hamilton Knowledge of the Industry Award. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
Walmart driver Marty Knopf won first place in the 4-Axle class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
C&S Wholesale Services driver Richard McCoy won first place in the 5-Axle class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
Walmart driver J.B. Quarles won first place in the Flatbed class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
UPS Freight driver John Hummel won the award for having the best pre-trip inspection score. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
FedEx Freight driver Kevin Doll was named Rookie of the Year. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
Doug Lax, right, accompanied by his wife Helen Law, left, received the Service Award. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
Old Dominion Freight Line driver Kevin Smith won first place in the Sleeper class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
FedEx Express driver Eddie Days won first place in the Step Van class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
Old Dominion Freight Line driver David Eggert won first place in the Straight Truck class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
Superior Carriers driver Bill Driskill won first place in the Tanker class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
UPS Freight representatives accepted the Team Trophy. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
UPS Freight driver James Belcher won first place in the Twins class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
UPS Freight driver Ronnie Luckadoo was the runner up in the 3-Axle class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
C&S Wholesale Services driver Clay Hensley was the runner up in the 4-Axle class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
YRC Freight driver Alan Wilkerson was the runner up in the 5-Axle class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
The runners up from the South Carolina Truck Driving Championship. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
UPS Freight driver John Hummel was the runner up in the Flatbed class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
Cardinal Logistics driver John Beeler was the runner up in the Sleeper class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
FedEx Ground driver John Guzzardo was the runner up in the Step Van class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
FedEx Ground driver Dubby Freeman was the runner up in the Straight Truck class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
TCW driver Ben Yearty was the runner up in the Tanker class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
ABF Freight driver Scott Howard was the runner up in the Twins class. (Image Courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association/David M. Wes)
