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Well lets here some news about past and upcoming TDC championships. Give us your experiences any tips on preparing and how has folks done so far this year.
 
citydog said:
It is the truck driving championship. It's held at the state level and if you win your state you move on to the national level.
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oh ok...i can't be bothered, either to participate (which i am still out on comp) nor watch it, nor even keep in touch with it.

not my bag man.......
 
I was never into it myself but I do know that a quite a few people are and most of the companies offer the opportunity for their drivers.
 
citydog said:
No worries I was kinda vague when I posted it. Hope you get back up rolling soon.
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thanks, but highly unlikely.

but for those that enjoy any type of truck competition, good for them, it's thier "bag"....
 
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A total of 14 drivers representing FedEx earned state titles at the 2016 Truck Driving Championships (TDC) held in the states of Mississippi,New Mexico and Tennessee...

Mississippi
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1st - Gary Cumberland 4-Axle Jackson Driver
1st - Bobby Lane 3-Axle Jackson Driver
1st - James McNeil Twins Northeast Memphis Driver
3rd - Randy Byrd Twins Jackson Driver
3rd - Todd Lea 3-Axle Jackson Driver
3rd - Scott Osborne Tank Truck Jackson Driver
Best Pre-Trip - Jackie Reed 3-Axle Meridian Driver
Team Trophy
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1st - Don Smith Step Van Tupelo Owner
1st - John Smith, Jr. Tank Truck Tupelo Owner
2nd - Brandon Lee Step Van Hattiesburg Owner's Driver
2nd - Terry Reese 4-Axle Tupelo Owner's Driver
Rookie of the Year - Terry Reese 4-Axle Tupelo Owner's Driver

New Mexico
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1st - Chris Shaw Straight Truck Albuquerque Driver
2nd - Erick Kurowski Step Van Albuquerque Driver
3rd - Harold Najar Step Van Albuquerque Driver
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1st - Dan Bruch 5-Axle Albuquerque Driver
1st - Dion Saiz 3-Axle Albuquerque Driver
1st - Ray Sandoval Twinse Albuquerque Driver
2nd - Daniel Macias 5-Axle Sleeper Albuquerque Driver
3rd - Parcell Jamesh 4-Axle Albuquerque Driver
3rd - Neal Lance Flatbed Roswell Driver
3rd - Charlie Lovato Twins Farmington Driver
3rd - Lawrence Torrez 3-Axle Albuquerque Driver
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1st - Isaac Chavolla Step Van Albuquerque Owner
Tennessee
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3rd - William James Tank Truck Memphis Driver
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1st - Jeff Barton 5-Axle Sleeper Nashville Driver
1st - Jamie Sowder Flatbed Jackson Driver
1st - Jeff Stinson Tank Truck Kingsport Driver
2nd - Patrick Brown Flatbed Nashville Driver
2nd - Andy Bryant Straight Truck Kingsport Driver
2nd - Ronnie Hammill Twins Chattanooga Driver
2nd - Dave Magee Tank Truck Dresden Driver
2nd - John Miller Step Van Kingsport Driver
3rd - Louis Irwin Step Van Nashville Driver
3rd - Scott Lambert Twins Kingsport Driver
3rd - Brian Neely 4-Axle Kingsport Driver
Rookie of the Year - Patrick Brown Flatbed Nashville Driver
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1st - James Sheehan Step Van Nashville Local Owner

Next up for Team FedEx is the Georgia State Truck Driving Championships, May 5-7.
 
If anyone has access to individual State results for all carriers, please post them. Some States make it very difficult to find the info...

Here is Kentucky:


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Arizona: http://arizonatrucking.com/2016/04/...-the-2016-arizona-truck-driving-championship/

First, second, and third place winners in each class are listed below.

3 Axle Class

  1. Albert Ochoa – FedEx Freight
  2. Gregory (Greg) Nauertz – YRC, Inc.
  3. Demetrick (Dee) Martin, FedEx Freight
4 Axle Class

  1. Andres Orozco – FedEx Freight
  2. Robert (Tap) Tapia – Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.
  3. Edward Romero, XPO Logistics, Inc.
5 Axle Class

  1. Brian Sprowel – J & L Transportation, Inc.
  2. Eric Ramsdell, Walmart Transportation, LLC
  3. Richard (Rich) Baranik – UPS Freight
Flatbed Class

  1. Kenny Jones – Walmart Transportation
  2. Galen Spangler – Shamrock Foods Co.
  3. Glenn Lougheed – Walmart Transportation, LLC
Sleeper Berth Class

  1. Arthur Dority III – Knight Transportation, Inc.
  2. Tramel Caldwell – Shamrock Foods Co.
  3. Ruben Montijo – XPO Logistics, Inc.
Straight Truck Class

  1. Charlie Woodland – FedEx Freight
  2. Sean Saxon – FedEx Ground
  3. Gary Maple – XPO Logistics, Inc.
Tanker Class

  1. Duane Donner, Walmart Transportation, LLC
  2. Robert Dominguez, Western Refining Wholesale, Inc.
  3. James (Jimbo) Calen, Western Refining Wholesale, Inc.
Twins Class

  1. Robert Gordon, XPO Logistics, Inc.
  2. Mohammed Khan, FedEx Freight
  3. Tobias (Toby) Fierros, Jr., ABF Freight System
Step Van Class

  1. Michael (Mike) Ortiz , FedEx Ground
  2. Kevin Ekstrom, FedEx Ground
  3. Tyson Betters , FedEx Ground
 
Look what FedEx Freight did in South Dakota:

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1st - Rachel Bothwell 4-Axle Rapid City Driver
1st - Marty Kraft Tank Truck Rapid City Driver
1st - Jay Love Flatbed Sioux Falls Driver
1st - Jason Kotvold 3-Axle Sioux City Driver
1st - Virgil Thiewes Straight Truck Watertown Driver
1st - Mike Whitehead 5-Axle Sleeper Sioux Falls Driver
2nd - Brian Cusson 3-Axle Rapid City Driver
2nd - Rodger Jacobs Twins Sioux Falls Driver
Grand Champion - Jason Kotvold 3-Axle Sioux City Driver
Best Course Score - Jason Kotvold 3-Axle Sioux City Driver
Best Written Test - Mike Whitehead 5-Axle Sleeper Sioux Falls Driver
Best Pre-Trip - Jay Love Flatbed Sioux Falls Driver
1st Place Team Award

Next up are championships this weekend in the states of Alaska, California, Maine, Ohio and Wisconsin. Also scheduled for this weekend is California Regional Competition the day prior to that state's championships. The Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Championship in Texas is also scheduled for this weekend.
 
Here is last weekend's results for FedEx. If anyone has complete State results, or other company results, we'd love to see them...

Alaska:

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1st - Muku Afusia 3-Axle Anchorage Driver
1st - Ron Bernier Step Van Anchorage Driver
1st - Doug Rickel Straight Truck Anchorage Driver
2nd - Cathryn Bailey Step Van Anchorage Driver
3rd - Rebecca Nelson Straight Truck Anchorage Driver
3rd - Madeleine Vea Step Van Anchorage Driver
Grand Champion - Doug Rickel Straight Truck Anchorage Driver

California:
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1st - Eric Damon 3-Axle Monterey Driver
2nd - Gilbert Recio Straight Truck Compton Driver
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1st - Edward Guerrero Straight Truck Fresno Driver
2nd - Jose Hernandez 4-Axle South Los Angeles Driver
3rd - Francisco Lopez 3-Axle Fresno Driver
3rd - Brad Ashbaugh Twins Bakersfield Driver
3rd - Ramon Guzman Flatbed South Los Angeles Driver
3rd - Barry Yeates Straight Truck Oakland Driver
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2nd - Edmar Rocha Step Van San Francisco Owner's Driver
2nd - Gary Martin Twins Sacramento Owner
3rd - Naushad Ali Step Van Roseville Owner's Driver
3rd - Bobby Jackson 5-Axle Sleeper Rialto

Ohio:

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1st - Brett Brunkenhoefer 3-Axle Youngstown Driver
1st - Bryan Elges 5-Axle Sleeper Youngstown Driver
1st - Scott Woodrome Flatbed Youngstown Driver
2nd - Lance Koss 3-Axle Youngstown Driver
3rd - Donald Fortney Twins Youngstown Driver
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1st - Andrew Tuck Straight Truck Dayton Owner's Driver
2nd - Rob Keaton 5-Axle Columbus Owner's Driver
2nd - Peter Mercer, Jr. Step Van East Columbus Owner's Driver
2nd - Scott Newcome Straight Truck Cleveland Owner's Driver
3rd - Aaron Snyder Step Van Youngstown Owner's Driver

Wisconsin:

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2nd - Dave Gavin Twins Eau Claire Driver
2nd - Gary Reimer 3-Axle Mauston Driver
2nd - Duane Staveness 5-Axle Mauston Driver
3rd - Paul Smith 4-Axle Milwaukee Driver
3rd - Roland Bates, Jr. Twins Oshkosh Driver


Maine:
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1st - Scott Wickstrom Step Van Bangor Driver
2nd - Rob Cochran Step Van Augusta Driver
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2nd - Ryan Letourneau Flatbed Portland Driver
2nd - Mark Scaplen Twins Portland Driver
3rd - John Ellingwood Tank Truck Portland Driver
3rd - Rich Roghelia Twins Portland Driver
Rookie of the Year - Mark Scaplen Twins Portland Driver
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3rd - Eric Barden Step Van Portland Owner's Driver


Next up are championships June 3-4 in the states of Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Vermont.
 
Ohio: http://www.ohiotrucking.org/tdc-final-standings

Final Standings
3 Axle

3rd - Jeff Hoover, FedEx Freight

2nd - Lance Koss, FedEx Freight

1st - Brett Brunkenhoefer, YRC Freight

Class sponsored by Marvin Johnson and Associates

4 Axle

3rd - Wayne Stickle, Walmart Transportation

2nd - Roger Anderson, ABF Freight

1st - Brian Wallner, ABF Freight

Class sponsored by Area Wide Protection

5 Axle

3rd - Dan Lemond, Martin Brower

2nd - Rob Keaton, FedEx Ground

1st - Jeff Mefford, YRC Freight

Class sponsored by Walmart Transportation

Flatbed

3rd - Randy Moore, Best Specialized

2nd - Richard Baker, YRC Freight

1st - Scott Woodrome, FedEx Freight

Class sponsored by AMG Peterbilt

Sleeper

3rd - Edward Geisel, Walmart Transportation

2nd - Garry Wright, Walmart Transportation

1st - Bryan Elges, FedEx Freight

Class sponsored by Ross Transportation

Straight Truck

3rd - Erik Johnson, Pitt Ohio

2nd - Scott Newcome, FedEx Ground

1st - Andrew Tuck, FedEx Ground

Class sponsored by McMahon Truck Center

Tank

3rd - Pete Vidovic, ABF Freight

2nd - Jeff King, Martin Brower

1st - Russ Simpson, Holland

Class sponsored by Kenan Advantage Group

Twins

3rd - Donald Fortney, FedEx Freight

2nd - William Dunsenberry, XPO Logistics

1st - John Free, XPO Logistics

Class sponsored by FedEx Freight

Step Van

3rd - Aaron Snyder, FeEx Ground

2nd - Peter Mercer, Fedex Ground

1st - Jason Imhoff, Walmart Transportation

Class Sponsored by Martin Welch Transportation

Military

3rd - Jaron Pez, National Guard

2nd - Dillon Speziali, National Guard

1st - Joe Ross, National Guard

Class sponsored by FedEx Ground
 
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