4 - Missouri Trucking Association
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4 - Missouri Trucking Association
T he 2015 Truck Driving Championships, sponsored by the Missouri Trucking Association’s Council of Safety Supervisors, were held at the Joplin Convention & Trade Center in Joplin, Missouri. T he 2-day event saw 192 drivers put their skills to the test. They were given a written exam, completed a federal pretrip inspection and then took to the driving course that consisted of six obstacles. D rivers compete as the spectators cheer them on. E veryone receives their instructions as they gear up for an exciting and busy two days. P re-trip inspections are completed by drivers under the watchful eye of industry experts. T he skills driving course was kept very busy during the 2-day event. K eynote speaker for the banquet was Lt. Kevin Kelley of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. F irst & second place winners were invited to a breakfast along with past winners who went on to Nationals. They shared information with the new winners to help prepare them for the National competition that will be held in St. Louis, MO in August. And the Winners are . . . TANK TRUCK CLASS FLATBED CLASS STEP VAN CLASS Melvin Tesson Jack Lovan Michael Hausner Walmart Walmart FedEx Freight Transportation Transportation Andy Hunt Guy Barber Ray Parker FedEx Freight Con-way Truckload Tri-State Motor Transit Jared Weidmann Nick Frazier Grant Garwood FedEx Ground FedEx Ground FedEx Ground THREE AXLE CLASS FOUR AXLE CLASS (not pictured) STRAIGHT TRUCK CLASS Paul Tyler Michael Millaway James Houghton Robert Elder Con-way UPS Freight FedEx Express FedEx Freight Freight FIVE AXLE CLASS Tracy Enochs Tri-State Motor Transit Joseph Hartsell UPS Freight Barry Banzet Robert Bramwell Old Dominion Freight ABF Freight Jeff Downen FedEx Freight SLEEPER BERTH CLASS Buddy Gray Prime Don Decan Bobby Chilcoat Transport Con-way Truckload Distribution Co Albert Hockett Con-way Freight Chad Daniel Prime TWIN TRAILERS CLASS Wyatt Hooper Con-way Freight Jeffrey Viles Regnald Ansbach Jason Budd Old Dominion ABF Freight FedEx Freight Freight Line TEAM CHAMPION PRE-TRIP INSPECTION AWARD ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Regnald Ansbach Melvin Tesson ABF Freight Walmart Transportation WRITTEN TEST AWARD Joseph Hartsell UPS Freight MO PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Steve Fields YRC Freight GRAND CHAMPION Regnald Ansbach ABF Freight
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