Top California Truck Drivers Crowned in Statewide Competition
SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Trucking Association (CTA) held the 64th Annual California Truck Driving Championship on May 20.
SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Trucking Association (CTA) held the 64th Annual California Truck Driving Championship on May 20. This year’s competition saw more than 650 of the best truck drivers compete the best in each of nine classes, Rookie of the Year, and Grand Champion. (List of winners below).
Click here to read the release about the initial, regional competition.
"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 California Truck Driving Championship showcases the best of the best in the industry.”
"We are very proud of each driver that competed in the California Truck Driving Championship because they ably demonstrate the skill and pride involved in being a professional truck driver," boasted, Blevins. "This year's state winners have a lot to live up to in going for the three-peat as California's best seek to hold on to the title of Grand National Champion."
In a superb demonstration of skill and perseverance, first-year competitor Conrad Rice of Covenant Transport took home both the Rookie of the Year award and the title of Grand Champion as the top driver in the competition. The Rookie of the Year award is given to the best first-year competitor in the Truck Driving Championship and the Grand Champion title goes to the best driver in the competition regardless of class. Mr. Rice is based out of Covenant Transports Pomona, CA terminal.
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. The championship consists of a written test, a 'Pre-Trip' inspection overseen by volunteers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and a driving skills test where drivers must successfully navigate six problems designed to simulate real-world challenges.
Previously, a North and South Regional competitions were held to determine which drivers would advance to the state championship competition. The top three drivers in each of the nine classes from the both the North and South Regional competitions advanced to the state championship competition on May 20th in Sacramento, CA. The nine different classes include trucks from package delivery vans to 5-axle sleeper cabs. The top driver in each class is eligible to compete in the American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving Championships to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 7-11, 2012.
California Truck Driving Championships- Sunday, May 20, 2012 Sacramento, CA
3-AXLE
Place
First Name
Last Name
Company
1st
Fernando
Espino
Con-way Freight
2nd
Leodiven
Gonzalez
Con-way Freight
3rd
Emilio
Rios
FedEx Freight
TWIN-TRAILERS VAN
Place
First Name
Last Name
Company
1st
Tracy
Dewees
USF Reddaway
2nd
Jose
Regis
USF Reddaway
3rd
Michael
Brown
FedEx Freight
PACKAGE VAN
Place
First Name
Last Name
Company
1st
Oscar
Enciso
FedEx Ground
2nd
Harmit (Jimmy)
Sarwan
FedEx Ground
3rd
Rodney
Humphreys
FedEx Ground
STRAIGHT TRUCK
Place
First Name
Last Name
Company
1st
Alfonso
Saavedra
Con-way Freight
2nd
Barry
Yeates
FedEx Freight
3rd
Gary
Lopez
FedEx Freight
4-AXLE
Place
First Name
Last Name
Company
1st
Max
Carbajal
Con-way Freight
2nd
Rollie
Fugate
Walmart
3rd
Tony Alan
Huddleston
Mountain Valley Express
5-AXLE, SLEEPER
Place
First Name
Last Name
Company
1st
Richard
Best
Covenant Transport
2nd
Jaime
Hernandez
Covenant Transport
3rd
Armando
Ochoa
Walmart
5-AXLE, FLATBED
Place
First Name
Last Name
Company
1st
Conrad
Rice
Covenant Transport
2nd
Robert
Haldane
Walmart
3rd
Anthony
Furtado
Mountain Valley Express
5-AXLE, VAN
Place
First Name
Last Name
Company
1st
Richard
Camarda
ABF
2nd
Raymond
McNamara
YRC Freight
3rd
Joe
Renteria
McLane Foodservice
5-AXLE, TANKER
Place
First Name
Last Name
Company
1st
Jasmesh
Singh
Con-way Freight
2nd
Sebastian
Mora
Williams Tank Lines
3rd
Scott
Elliott
Plastic Express
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