150 drivers from 48 states representing FedEx Corp. FDX operating companies will compete in the National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in St. Louis, Missouri, August 11-15.
Each FedEx driver earned the right to compete in the NTDC by winning at state-level truck driving championships. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) sponsor the NTDC, which is designed to recognize industry leadership in safety and to promote professionalism among truck drivers.
"FedEx drivers are among the safest in the industry," said Frederick W. Smith, chairman, FedEx Corp. "I'm proud of the 1,812 FedEx team members who qualified to compete at the state level and the 150 finalists competing nationally."
Here are some facts about the 2015 FedEx NTDC competitors:
- Collectively, the drivers have more than 3,100 years of professional driving experience among them.
- In total, the team has safely driven more than 191 million miles during their careers—enough to circle the globe nearly 7,670 times.
- More than 87 of the FedEx competitors have driven professionally for 20 years or more.
- More than 38 have each accumulated at least one million miles of safe driving.
- 24 have won five or more state championships.
At the NTDC, the FedEx drivers will be among nearly 430 competitors who will vie for national titles in nine different classes of vehicles and for the National Grand Champion title. The drivers accumulate points by demonstrating their driving skills and knowledge of the industry through a written exam, pre-trip inspection and driving-skills challenge.
The 2015 FedEx NTDC team includes:
Driver's Name | State | Domicile Facility | Hometown | Class | ||||||||
AK | Anchorage | Anchorage | Straight Truck | |||||||||
AK | Anchorage | Anchorage | Step Van | |||||||||
AL | Decatur | Athens | 5-Axle | |||||||||
AL | Mobile | Spanish Fort | Twins | |||||||||
AR | Texarkana | Texarkana, Texas | Twins | |||||||||
AR | Fayetteville | Springdale | Step Van | |||||||||
AZ | Tucson | Tucson | Step Van | |||||||||
CA | Anaheim | Anaheim | 4-Axle | |||||||||
CA | Burbank | Palmdale | Step Van | |||||||||
CA | San Diego | Cardiff | Straight Truck | |||||||||
CA | Oxnard | Ventura | 3-Axle | |||||||||
CO | Denver | Commerce City | Step Van | |||||||||
CO | Springfield | Vilas | 5-Axle Sleeper | |||||||||
CO | Denver | Brighton | Twins | |||||||||
CO | Grand Junction | Fruita | Flatbed | |||||||||
CO | Denver | Thornton | 3-Axle | |||||||||
CO | Denver | Strasburg | Straight Truck | |||||||||
CT | New Haven | Oxford | Tank Truck | |||||||||
CT | New Haven | Hamden | 5-Axle Sleeper | |||||||||
CT | Windsor Locks | East Hartford | Step Van | |||||||||
DE | Wilmington | Elkton, Maryland | 3-Axle | |||||||||
DE | Wilmington | New Castle | Twins | |||||||||
DE | Wilmington | Camden | 5-Axle | |||||||||
FL | Ocala | Ocala | Step Van | |||||||||
FL | Miami | Homestead | 4-Axle | |||||||||
FL | Tampa | San Antonio | Straight Truck | |||||||||
FL | Jacksonville | Fleming Island | 3-Axle | |||||||||
FL | Atlanta | Adairsville | Straight Truck | |||||||||
HI | Kailua Kona | Kamuela | Step Van | |||||||||
HI | Honolulu | Mililani | Straight Truck | |||||||||
IA | Des Moines | Des Moines | 4-Axle | |||||||||
ID | Boise | Boise | Step Van | |||||||||
ID | Pocatello | Blackfoot | 4-Axle | |||||||||
IL | Peru | Peru | 5-Axle Sleeper | |||||||||
IL | Effingham | Strasburg | Tank Truck | |||||||||
IL | Chicago Heights | Crown Point, Indiana | Twins | |||||||||
IL | Chicago | Willow Springs | 5-Axle | |||||||||
IN | Indianapolis | Centerton | 4-Axle | |||||||||
IN | Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Step Van | |||||||||
KS | Kansas City | Shawnee | Step Van | |||||||||
KS | Wichita | Buhler | Twins | |||||||||
KS | Great Bend | Schoenchen | Straight Truck | |||||||||
KS | Topeka | Eskridge | 3-Axle | |||||||||
KS | Kansas City | Olathe | Flatbed | |||||||||
KY | Louisville | Louisville | Step Van | |||||||||
KY | Hebron | Dry Ridge | 3-Axle | |||||||||
KY | Louisville | English, Indiana | Straight Truck | |||||||||
KY | Louisville | Mount Washington | Twins | |||||||||
KY | Louisville | Louisville | 4-Axle | |||||||||
LA | Lafayette | Breaux Bridge | 5-Axle Sleeper | |||||||||
LA | Lafayette | Tickfaw | 5-Axle | |||||||||
LA | Shreveport | Shreveport | Twins | |||||||||
LA | Monroe | West Monroe | Step Van | |||||||||
MA | Windsor, Connecticut | East Longmeadow | 3-Axle | |||||||||
MA | Raynham | Norton | Straight Truck | |||||||||
MA | Raynham | Swansea | Step Van | |||||||||
MA | Hartford, Connecticut | Springfield | Twins | |||||||||
ME | Augusta | Winthrop | Step Van | |||||||||
ME | Portland | Windham | 4-Axle | |||||||||
MD | Hagerstown | Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania | 5-Axle Sleeper | |||||||||
MD | Rockville | Frederick | Step Van | |||||||||
MO | Joplin | Granby | Step Van | |||||||||
MN | St. Cloud | Sauk Rapids | 3-Axle | |||||||||
MN | Minneapolis | Brooklyn Park | Straight Truck | |||||||||
MN | Minneapolis | Blaine | 4-Axle | |||||||||
MN | St. Paul | Cottage Grove | Step Van | |||||||||
MN | St. Paul | Somerset, Wisconsin | 5-Axle Sleeper | |||||||||
MS | Hattiesburg | Hattiesburg | Step Van | |||||||||
MS | Tupelo | Mooreville | Flatbed | |||||||||
MT | Billings | Billings | Step Van | |||||||||
MT | Butte | Butte | Twins | |||||||||
MT | Billings | Billings | 5-Axle | |||||||||
MT | Billings | Billings | Straight Truck | |||||||||
NC | Raleigh | Cary | Straight Truck | |||||||||
NC | Charlotte | Kings Mountain | Flatbed | |||||||||
NC | Charlotte | Norwood | Tank Truck | |||||||||
NC | Greensboro | Sophia | 5-Axle | |||||||||
NC | Charlotte | Monroe | 5-Axle Sleeper | |||||||||
ND | Greensboro | East Bend | Step Van | |||||||||
NC | Charlotte | Charlotte | Twins | |||||||||
ND | Grand Forks | East Grand Forks, Minnesota | Straight Truck | |||||||||
ND | Fargo | West Fargo | 5-Axle | |||||||||
ND | Grand Forks | Grand Forks | Step Van | |||||||||
NE | Aurora | Waverly | 3-Axle | |||||||||
NE | Lincoln | Lincoln | Step Van | |||||||||
NE | Grand Island | Marquette | 4-Axle | |||||||||
NH | Londonderry | Wareham, Massachusetts | 3-Axle | |||||||||
NH | Londonderry | Candia | Step Van | |||||||||
NJ | Newark | Elizabeth | Straight Truck | |||||||||
NJ | Newark | Elizabeth | Step Van | |||||||||
NJ | Cinnaminson | Marlton | Flatbed | |||||||||
NJ | Newark | Jersey City | 5-Axle | |||||||||
NJ | Newark | Carlstadt | Tank Truck | |||||||||
NJ | Newark | Keansburg | Twins | |||||||||
NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 4-Axle | |||||||||
NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Twins | |||||||||
NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | 3-Axle | |||||||||
NM | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Step Van | |||||||||
NV | Las Vegas | Henderson | Straight Truck | |||||||||
NV | Mill City | Dayton | Tank Truck | |||||||||
NV | Reno | Sparks | 5-Axle | |||||||||
NV | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Step Van | |||||||||
NY | Cheektowaga | Amherst | Step Van | |||||||||
NY | Rochester | North Chili | Straight Truck | |||||||||
NY | Newburgh | Gardiner | 4-Axle | |||||||||
NY | Newburgh | Montague, New Jersey | Tank Truck | |||||||||
OH | Youngstown | Youngstown | 3-Axle | |||||||||
OH | Youngstown | Ashland | 5-Axle Sleeper | |||||||||
OH | Mansfield | North Robinson | 4-Axle | |||||||||
OH | Cleveland | New Franklin | Straight Truck | |||||||||
OK | Stillwater | Stillwater | Step Van | |||||||||
OK | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | Flatbed | |||||||||
OK | Tulsa | Broken Arrow | 3-Axle | |||||||||
OR | Medford | Medford | Step Van | |||||||||
OR | Portland | Gresham | 5-Axle | |||||||||
OR | Portland | Happy Valley | 4-Axle | |||||||||
OR | Portland | Vancouver, Washington | Twins | |||||||||
OR | Portland | Boring | Straight Truck | |||||||||
OR | Portland | Battle Ground, Washington | 3-Axle | |||||||||
PA | East Harrisburg | New Cumberland | Straight Truck | |||||||||
PA | Allentown | Bethlehem | Step Van | |||||||||
RI | Warwick | Hopkinton | Step Van | |||||||||
SC | Hilton Head | Bluffton | Step Van | |||||||||
SC | Greenville/Spartanburg | Greenville | Tank Truck | |||||||||
SD | Rapid City | Box Elder | Twins | |||||||||
SD | Rapid City | Rapid City | Tank Truck | |||||||||
SD | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | 3-Axle | |||||||||
SD | Watertown | Goodwin | Straight Truck | |||||||||
SD | Sioux Falls | Lennox | Flatbed | |||||||||
TN | Kingsport | Kingsport | Twins | |||||||||
TN | Dresden | Huntingdon | Tank Truck | |||||||||
TN | Nashville | Hendersonville | Step Van | |||||||||
TX | Fort Worth | Arlington | Step Van | |||||||||
UT | Salt Lake City | Syracuse | Step Van | |||||||||
UT | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | 3-Axle | |||||||||
UT | Salt Lake City | Layton | Straight Truck | |||||||||
VA | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | 4-Axle | |||||||||
VA | Christiansburg | Shawsville | Step Van | |||||||||
VT | Montpelier | Chelsea | Twins | |||||||||
VT | St. Johnsbury | Lancaster | Straight Truck | |||||||||
WA | Seattle | Browns Point | Step Van | |||||||||
WV | Charleston | Leon | 4-Axle | |||||||||
WV | Charleston | Given | 5-Axle | |||||||||
WV | Huntington | Huntington | Flatbed | |||||||||
WV | Charleston | St. Albans | Twins | |||||||||
WV | Charleston | Charleston | Straight Truck | |||||||||
WV | Hagerstown, Mary land | Charles Town | Step Van | |||||||||
WY | Casper | Casper | Step Van | |||||||||
In 2014, 138 driving professionals from 45 states representing FedEx Freight, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Express qualified to compete at the NTDC by winning their respective state's competition and driving accident-free for at least one year. Four FedEx drivers captured National Champion titles in the Flatbed, 3-Axle, Straight Truck and Step Van classes. Six other FedEx drivers earned top-three finishes in their respective vehicle classes.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. FDX provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $47 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 325,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit news.fedex.com.
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