Aug 19, 2022
Indianapolis – Forty-five professional truck drivers have advanced to the finals of the 85th National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships, a nationwide driving competition featuring hundreds of professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles.
Of the 408 drivers competing in the Super Bowl of Safety, the following competitors have advanced to drive for the Bendix Grand Championship:
3-Axle:
- Louis Petrovia, XPO Logistics Inc. (Maryland)
- Wilbert Vano, XPO Logistics Inc. (New Jersey)
- Brian Walker, TForce Freight (North Carolina)
- Joseph Hicks, XPO Logistics Inc. (Rhode Island)
- Chris Poynor, XPO Logistics Inc. (Washington)
4-Axle:
- Miguel Corral, UPS (Illinois)
- Brandon Hardy, XPO Logistics Inc. (Nevada)
- Martin McMahon, RIST Transport (New York)
- David Rohman, FedEx Express (North Carolina)
- Daniel Shamrell, FedEx Freight (Oregon)
5-Axle:
- Alphonso Lewis, Yellow (Alabama)
- Robert Benton, Walmart Transportation LLC (Delaware)
- David Guinn, Publix Super Markets Inc. (Florida)
- Timothy Banasiak, UPS (Illinois)
- Daniel Bruch, FedEx Freight (New Mexico)
Flatbed:
- Eric Ramsdell, Walmart Transportation LLC (Arizona)
- Eric Flick, UPS (Nevada)
- Raymond Waage, FedEx Freight (New York)
- Scott Johnson, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (Utah)
- Kenneth Rageth, FedEx Freight (Wyoming)
Sleeper Berth:
- Roland Bolduc, FedEx Express (Connecticut)
- Charles White, Walmart Transportation (Indiana)
- Eric Courville, FedEx Freight (Louisiana)
- John Putney, Greater Omaha Express LLC (Nebraska)
- Antoine Sadler, Walmart Transportation LLC (North Carolina
Straight Truck:
- Jesse Benkert, FedEx Ground (Kentucky)
- Ty Possehn, FedEx Freight (Michigan)
- Christopher Shaw, FedEx Express (New Mexico)
- Michael Bills, FedEx Express (North Carolina)
- Charles Randolph, PITT OHIO (West Virginia)
Tank Truck:
- Ina Daly, XPO Logistics Inc. (Arizona)
- Michael Flippin, FedEx Freight (Colorado)
- Dennis Shirar, Walmart Transportation LLC (Indiana)
- Allen McNeely, ABF Freight System Inc. (North Carolina)
- Heladio Fernandez, FedEx Freight (Oregon)
Twins:
- Leslie Smyth, FedEx Freight (Florida)
- Damien Hebert, XPO Logistics Inc. (Louisiana)
- Mark McLean, FedEx Freight (New York)
- Michael Whitehead, FedEx Freight (South Dakota)
- Jeffrey Langenhahn, XPO Logistics Inc. (Wisconsin)
Step Van:
- Jerome De La Cruz, FedEx Express (Alaska)
- Ceth Christensen, UPS (Illinois)
- Peter Dreisbach, UPS (Kentucky)
- Gregory Long, FedEx Express (Maryland)
- Marlon Sandoval, FedEx Ground (New Mexico)
The National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships take place through August 19. Follow the action through ATA’s social channels and via www.trucking.org.