Nick Arnold, right, and his wife Renee, left, celebrate his grand champion win. (Image Courtesy of Oklahoma Truck Driving Championship)FedEx Freight’s Nick Arnold took home the grand champion title at the Oklahoma Truck Driving Championship, held May 10-11 in Oklahoma City.
Arnold had the highest overall score among all competing drivers. He also won first place in the 4-Axle class.
LaVern Reimer, a Walmart driver and Oklahoma’s 2018 grand champion, earned first place in the 5-Axle class at this year’s competition.
The class winners will advance to the national championship Aug. 14-17 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The winners were:
Grand Champion: Nick Arnold, FedEx Freight
3-Axle: Shawn Grady, FedEx Freight
4-Axle: Nick Arnold, FedEx Freight
5-Axle: LaVern Reimer, Walmart Transportation
Flatbed: Kenneth Pyle, FedEx Freight
Sleeper Berth: Floyd Olson, Walmart Transportation
Straight Truck: Lester Taylor, AAA Cooper Transportation
Tanker: Chris Miller, Groendyke Transport
Twins: Steve Thorne, FedEx Freight
Step Van: Richard Bright, FedEx Express
