Congratulations to the following drivers and their companies for coming in First Place in their divisions at Sunday's California Truck Driving Championships State Finals held in Sacramento. These Champions will be competing for California at American Trucking Associations National Step Van & Truck Driving Championships, August 8-12, 2017 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
By class, our winners are:
3-Axle: Daniel Nguyen, XPO Logistics in Orange
4-Axle: Tim Benefield, Oak Harbor Freight Lines in West Sacramento
5-Axle: Greg Ryan, Walmart Transportation in Red Bluff
Flatbed: Sebastian Mora, Williams Tank Lines in Stockton
Package Van: David Costa, FedEx Ground in Anaheim
Sleeper: Rob Kressley, Walmart Transportation in Porterville
Straight Truck: Gary Cordova, FedEx Freight, Inc. in Fresno
Tanker: Joe Addison, Safeway in Tracy
Twins: Michael Elledge, Reddaway in Stockton
Congratulations to our winners, and to the over 700 drivers who participated in the 2017 California Truck Driving Championships.
Introducing our Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion Award winner:
Greg Ryan of Walmart Transportation!
Pictured L-R: Alex Gilmete, CTA Secretary, Dennis Firestone, CTA Past President, Joe Giammona, CTA Treasurer, Lynnette Brown, CTA First Vice President, Greg Ryan, 2017 TDC Grand Champion, and Doug Britton, CTA President
Meet our Truck Driving Championships Rookie of the Year winner:
Tim Benefield of Oak Harbor Freight Lines!
Pictured L-R: Alex Gilmete, CTA Secretary, Dennis Firestone, CTA Past President, Tim Benefield, CTA TDC Rookie of the Year, Joe Giammona, CTA Treasurer, Lynnette Brown, CTA First Vice President, and Doug Britton, CTA President
The scores for all California Truck Driving Championships have been posted on our website! Southern, Northern, and State Finals competitions.