Walmart driver takes top spot at California event

Walmart driver Steve Hutton, center, is California’s grand champion. (Image Courtesy of California Trucking Association)Walmart driver Steve Hutton, center, is California’s grand champion. (Image Courtesy of California Trucking Association)

The California Trucking Association named Walmart Transportation driver Steve Hutton the grand champion of its annual California Truck Driving Championship, held May 19 in West Sacramento. Drivers came out to test their skills in the annual competition despite rainy weather.

Hutton and the other class winners will represent California at the National Truck Driving Championship in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14-17.

The winners were:

Grand Champion: Steve Hutton, Walmart Transportation

3-Axle: Carlos Montoya, Reddaway

4-Axle: Jose Villela, Old Dominion Freight Line

5-Axle: Gary Laugen, Safeway

Flatbed: Steve Hutton, Walmart Transportation

Step Van: Cha Xiong, FedEx

Sleeper Berth: Kurt Tanneberg, Walmart Transportation

Straight Truck: Marcos Reyes, FedEx Freight

Tanker: Richard Prescott, Walmart Transportation

Twins: Robert Campos, Reddaway