Nebraska Truck Driving Championships

NEW DATES JULY 31-AUG 1  |  2020   |   Fonner Park 700 E Stolley Park Rd, Grand Island, NE 68801

NEBRASKA…

Start your engines!  The Cornhusker State produced two national champion drivers in 2019 and we’re determined to do it again in 2020.

Get your drivers signed up today.  (PS: forms are simpler this year…woo hoo!)

 

Put your trucking knowledge to the test…against the best!

A STATEWIDE COMPETITION FOR PROFESSIONAL HEAVY TRUCK DRIVERS WHO MAINTAIN ACCIDENT-FREE DRIVING RECORDS
Four Phases of the Nebraska Truck Driving Championship

    1. Written test covering safety regulations and trucking industry facts
    2. Vehicle inspection where drivers identify defects
    3. Interview with a law enforcement office
    4. Driving skills test in these classes:

• Straight truck with class A, B or C license
• Three-, four- & five-axle sleeper berth and five-axle flatbed driver with class A license
• Five-axle tank driver needs class A license with N or X endorsements
• Twin trailers driver with class A license with T endorsement
• Step van driver can be a CDL or non-CDL license
• Concrete mixer driver with class B license

Winners in each class advance to the National Truck Driving Championships. NTA member companies sponsor their drivers and owner/operators to attend the two-day contest.

EVENT LOCATION

Fonner Park
700 E Stolley Park Rd
Grand Island, NE 68801

Future NTDC Championships

  •  May 28-30, 2020
  •  June 17-19, 2021
  • June 2-4, 2022
  • June 1-3, 2023
  • May 30- June 1, 2024
CLICK HERE for the NTDC 2019 Event Photo Gallery

2019 NTDC Class Winners – Congratulations!

Straight Class:

  1. Christina Gaines – FedEx Express
  2. Shawn Harms – FedEx Freight
  3. Steven Hays – Grand Island Express

Three-axle class:

  1. Eric Stein Werner – Enterprises
  2. Chris Corbett – Old Dominion Freight Line
  3. James O’Neill – FedEx Freight

Four-axle class:

  1. David Dye – FedEx Freight
  2. Kevin Zelasney – ABF Freight
  3. John Poppen – FedEx Freight

Five-axle class:

  1. Thomas Rott – Grand Island Express
  2. Tom Canning – Old Dominion Freight Line
  3. Robie Jensen – Fremont Contract Carriers

Five-axle sleeper class:

  1. Tim Dean – Werner Enterprises
  2. Jeff Tomlinson – Fremont Contract Carriers
  3. Jonathan Bhatt – Grand Island Express

Tank truck class:

  1. Larry Derr – Werner Enterprises
  2. Scott Stroup – YRC Freight
  3. Tim Anderson – ABF Freight
CLICK HERE for the NTDC 2019 Press Release

Flatbed class:

  1. Luke Beiermann – Lyman-Richey Corp.
  2. Josh Howell – Sunrise Express
  3. George Chaney – FedEx Freight

Twin-trailer class:

  1. Terry Durham – Werner Enterprises
  2. David Auger – FedEx Freight
  3. Rich Boyd – Crete Carrier

Step van class:

  1. Adam Stroup – FedEx Express
  2. John W. Peyton – FedEx Express
  3. Chris Cherry – FedEx Express

Mixer truck class:

  1. John Brezina – Lyman-Richey Corporation
  2. Tommy Inzauro – Lyman-Richey Corporation
  3. Steve Kelley – Lyman-Richey Corporation

Team winners:

  1. FedEx Freight
  2. Werner Enterprises
  3. ABF Freight
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