A & A Trucking's Alan Paradis is Maine Professional Driving Grand Champion

A driver for A & A Trucking won the Maine Motor Transport Association's Professional; Drive Championship held May 21.

Alan Paradis also won the three-axle class.

Robert Cochran, who drives for FedEx Express won the written exam portion of the competition. Ron Round, who drives for Pottle's Transportation, won the pre-trip inspection competition. The top rookie was Wayne Martin, who drives for Hartt Transportation Systems. 

The team trophy was won by Walmart Transportation.

Alan ParadisThe class results include:

3AXLE

• 1 Alan Paradis A & A Trucking
• 2 Michael Henderson FedEx Freight
• 3 David Shnur Walmart Transportation

4AXLE

• 1 Robert Fernald Walmart Transportation
• 2 James Vatter A Duie Pyle
• 3 Vincent Cote ADUSA

5AXLE

• 1 Kenneth Duncan Walmart Transportation
• 2 James Jewell PAF Transportation
• 3 David Merriam Hartt Transportation

FLATBED

• 1 Jonathan Sawyer Walmart Transportation
• 2 Ronald Round Pottle's Transportation
• 3 James Ouellette ADUSA

SLPBRT

• 1 Wayne Martin Hartt Transportation
• 2 Tom Pooler ADUSA
• 3 Jason Murphy Walmart Transportation

STRAIGHT TRUCK

• 1 Jeff Granholm Pottle's Transportation
• 2 Dean Flye Jr. FedEx Express
• 3 Jack Ayer Dysart's Transportation

TANK TRUCK

• 1 Haleigh Fickett R.H. Foster
• 2 Craig Gagne Messer
• 3 Joe Smith Pottle's Transportation

TWINS 1

• Matthew Richardson Performance Food Group
• 2 David Roberts Walmart Transportation
• 3 Robert Pedersen FedEx Freight

STEPVAN

• 1 Robert Cochran FedEx Express
• 2 Paulie Rumery ADUSA Rookie
• 3 Patrick Baum FedEx Ground