Forty-five professional truck drivers have advanced to the finals of the National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships, which are being held this year at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
The drivers hail from 49 states and represent 55 companies of every size. Of the 429 competitors, the following 45 individuals have advanced to drive for the Bendix Grand Championship:
Step Van
- Ceth Christensen, United Parcel Service Inc, Illinois
- Robert Ledoux, Federal Express Corporation, Massachusetts
- Logan Stacho, Federal Express Corporation, Ohio
- Rafael Jusfredo, Federal Express Corporation, Vermont
- Gregory Long, Federal Express Corporation, Virgini
Straight Truck
- Robert Cochran, Federal Express Corporation, Maine
- Robert Stokes, PITT OHIO, Maryland
- David May, XPO, New York
- Michael Bills, Federal Express Corporation, North Carolina
- Lynn Wilson, Walmart Transportation LLC, Utah
3-Axle
- Chuck Pearson, ABF Freight System Inc., Georgia
- Jeffrey Halford, XPO, Idaho
- Todd Loreman, Walmart Transportation LLC, Louisiana
- John Jadrossich, FedEx Freight, New York
- Chris Poynor, XPO, Washington
4-Axle
- Miguel Corral, United Parcel Service Inc, Illinois
- Stephen Johnson, FedEx Freight, Mississippi
- Todd Gimpel, FedEx Freight, Nebraska
- David Comings, FedEx Freight, North Dakota
- Bryan Krol, The Martin-Brower Company L.L.C., Pennsylvania
5-Axle
- Adam Heim, FedEx Freight, Idaho
- Robert Bramwell, ABF Freight System Inc., Missouri
- Daniel Bruch, FedEx Freight, New Mexico
- Andres Garcia, FedEx Freight, Texas
- Matthew Boenisch, FedEx Freight, Wisconsin
Flatbed
- Richard Prescott, Walmart Transportation LLC, California
- Karl Wilkerson, United Parcel Service Inc, Illinois
- Darius Uible, United Parcel Service Inc, Kentucky
- Mark Collins, Walmart Transportation LLC, Louisiana
- Kenneth Rageth, FedEx Freight, Wyoming
Tank Truck
- Eric Ramsdell , Walmart Transportation LLC, Arizona
- James Dixon, A. Duie Pyle Inc., Connecticut
- Steven Elliston, Walmart Transportation LLC, Georgia
- Allen McNeely, ABF Freight System Inc., North Carolina
- Paul Waite, A. Duie Pyle Inc., Pennsylvania
Twins
- Gary Mars, Walmart Transportation LLC, Arkansas
- Vladyslav Piatkovskyi, FedEx Freight, Maryland
- Jeffrey Reed, United Parcel Service Inc, New Mexico
- Mark McLean, FedEx Freight, New York
- Ronald Ramon, H-E-B Grocery Co., Texas
Sleeper
- Patrick Condon, Walmart Transportation LLC, Florida
- Ron Marker, Walmart Transportation LLC, Indiana
- Erik McFarland, Fareway Stores Inc., Iowa
- Terry Covey, FedEx Freight, Kansas
- Matthew Fletcher, The Martin-Brower Company L.L.C., Pennsylvania
The 45 finalists announced this morning will compete in the Championships Finals today, and a Grand Champion will be announced at a banquet reception this evening.
