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.
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
25
Fernando
Espino
Con-way Freight
285
1st
50
Leonard
Loya
Con-way Freight
275
2nd
34
Leodiven
Gonzalez
Con-way Freight
270
3rd
72
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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