Southern California Truck Drivers Crown Regional Champs

SAN BERNARDINO, CA - On April 21, 2012, the California Trucking Association (CTA) held the Southern Regional Competition as part of the 64th Annual California Truck Driving Championships.

by Staff

April 25, 2012

3 min to read

SAN BERNARDINO, CA - On April 21, 2012, the California Trucking Association (CTA) held the Southern Regional Competition as part of the 64th Annual California Truck Driving Championships. This year’s competition saw more than 450 of the best truck drivers compete at the San Manuel Stadium.

"Driving a truck each and every day requires a great amount of skill and exposes professional drivers to numerous challenging situations," said Scott Blevins, President of Mountain Valley Express and 2012 CTA President. "The Truck Driving Championships showcase the best of the best in the industry."

"The Southern Regional competition is the first step to the state championship and the national championship where California has a chance to defend its claim to the National Truck Driving Champion," boasted Rodney Farley, a Safety Supervisor for Covenant Transportation and Chair for the 2012 Southern Regional competition. "In 2011, Conway Freight driver Paul Phillips beat out drivers from across the nation to claim the title of National Champion and raised the bar for all professional drivers."

Established in California by California Trucking Association in 1948, the California Truck Driving Championships (CTDC) provides professional truck drivers an opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge that make them leaders in the industry.

At the regional level in the North and South, the competition consists of a driving skills test. Competitors are tested on their ability to maneuver their vehicle through six scenarios designed to simulate conditions that truck drivers encounter every day.

There are nine different classes of competition from package delivery vans to tanker trucks with the top three winners in each class moving onto the State Championships on May 20 in Sacramento. State competition winners are eligible to compete in the American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving Championships that are being held in Minneapolis, Minn. on August 7-11, 2012.

Southern California Truck Driving Championships

Saturday, April 21, 2012 San Bernardino, CA

3-AXLE

Driver #

First Name

Last Name

Company

Score

Place

Fernando

Espino

Con-way Freight

285

1st

Leonard

Loya

Con-way Freight

275

2nd

Leodiven

Gonzalez

Con-way Freight

270

3rd

Emilio

Rios

FedEx Freight

260

4th

TWIN-TRAILERS VAN

Driver #

First Name

Last Name

Company

Score

Place

104

Jimmy

Campos

YRC Freight

210

1st

134

Jose

Regis

USF Reddaway

200

2nd

111

Tracy

Dewees

USF Reddaway

180

3rd

PACKAGE VAN

Driver #

First Name

Last Name

Company

Score

Place

165

Oscar

Enciso

FedEx Ground

225

1st

210

Harmit (Jimmy)

Sarwan

FedEx Ground

220

2nd

185

Augie

Lopez

FedEx Express

215

3rd

STRAIGHT TRUCK

Driver #

First Name

Last Name

Company

Score

Place

238

Bernard

Llave

FedEx Express

215

1st

232

Andres

Garcia

FedEx Ground

195

2nd

239

Gary

Lopez

FedEx Freight

195

3rd

4-AXLE

Driver #

First Name

Last Name

Company

Score

Place

253

Max

Carbajal

Con-way Freight

195

1st

276

Derek

Johnson

FedEx Express

175

2nd

278

Herman

Klein

FedEx Freight

170

3rd

274

Kennith

Houk

FedEx Freight

170

4th

5-AXLE, SLEEPER

Driver #

First Name

Last Name

Company

Score

Place

323

Richard

Best

Covenant Transport

245

1st

346

Dick

Thornbrue

KKW

185

2nd

334

Jaime

Hernandez

Covenant Transport

180

3rd

5-AXLE, FLATBED

Driver #

First Name

Last Name

Company

Score

Place

350

Robert

Day

DHE

180

1st

348

Greg

Baun

FedEx Express

175

2nd

364

Conrad

Rice

Covenant Transport

170

3rd

5-AXLE, VAN

Driver #

First Name

Last Name

Company

Score

Place

386

Robert

Lechuga

FedEx Express

210

1st

402

Joe

Renteria

McLane Foodservice

205

2nd

399

Torrey

Paul

McLane Foodservice

190

3rd

370

Edward

Blanco

Saladino's

185

4th

5-AXLE, TANKER

Driver #

First Name

Last Name

Company

Score

Place

417

Chris

Fleming

Plastic Express

180

1st

415

Scott

Elliott

Plastic Express

165

2nd

418

John

Foster

Apex Bulk Commodities

165

3rd

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