Keith Crook, right, is Georgia’s grand champion. Emily Crane, left, is the association’s director of events and member service. (Image Courtesy of Georgia Motor Trucking Association)Georgia’s trucking grand champion is UPS Freight driver Keith Crook, who earned the highest overall score at the Georgia Truck Driving Championship, May 10-11 in Buford at the Lanier Islands resort complex.
Crook also won first place in the 5-Axle class. Publix’s Justin Durden was named Rookie of the Year. New South Express driver Mark Weeks was named the Georgia Motor Trucking Association’s Driver of the Year during the festivities.
The class winners will advance to the national championship Aug. 14-17 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The honored drivers were:
Georgia Driver of the Year: Mark Weeks, New South Express
Georgia Safety Director of the Year: Mike Chupp, Collins Trucking
Grand Champion: Keith Crook, UPS Freight
3-Axle: Roger Nicholson, UPS Freight
4-Axle: Michael Hall, Southeastern Freight Lines
5-Axle: Keith Crook, UPS Freight
Flatbed: Joe Bertini, FedEx Freight
Sleeper: Luke Yoakum, Southeastern Freight Lines
Straight Truck: Marcus Gray, FedEx Freight
Tanker: Marty Mosley, Americold Logistics
Twins: Carlos Rodriguez, Old Dominion Freight Line
Rookie of the Year: Justin Durden, Publix
Pre-Trip Award: Don Carter, FedEx Freight
Written Exam Award: Tim McElwaney, ABF Freight
Large Team Award: UPS Freight
Small Team Award: Southeastern Freight Lines
The fleet safety award winners were:
Flatbed Division: Collins Trucking Co., Inc.
Household Goods Division: Sugar Foods
Tank Division: Groendyke Transport
Intermodal Division: TCW, Inc.
General Commodities TL Division, less than 5 million miles: Collins Trucking Co., Inc.
General Commodities TL Division, 10-20 million miles: Brown Trucking Company
General Commodities TL Division, 30-40 million miles: Walmart
General Commodities LTL Division, less than 5 million miles: Colonial Cartage Corporation
General Commodities LTL Division, 10-20 million miles: ABF Freight
General Commodities LTL Division, 20-30 million miles: AAA Cooper Transportation
General Commodities LTL Division, 30-40 million miles: FedEx Freight
General Commodities LTL Division, 40-50 million miles: Southeastern Freight Lines
President’s Award: TCW, Inc.
