CORRECTING and REPLACING Ten FedEx Drivers Take Home Top Honors at the National Truck Driving Championships
August 15 2017 - 5:35PM
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Roland Bolduc, FedEx Express, Awarded Grand
Champion Title
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TEN FEDEX DRIVERS TAKE HOME TOP HONORS AT
THE NATIONAL TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Roland Bolduc, FedEx Express, Awarded Grand
Champion Title
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today that 10 drivers
representing the company took home top honors at the 2017 National
Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Orlando August 8-12. Six were
crowned National Champions in their respective driving classes and
Roland Bolduc of FedEx Express was named the Bendix Grand Champion,
the most prestigious award at the National Truck Driving
Championships. Four other drivers also received awards recognizing
excellence in the written test, professionalism and best first-time
performance.
“We are proud of all the men and women who competed in the
National Truck Driving Championships, and particularly those who
took top honors at the national level. All of these skilled
professionals represent the FedEx value of Safety Above All,” said
Frederick W. Smith, chairman and CEO, FedEx Corp.
Team FedEx has now won 50 National Champion, four National Grand
Champion and seven Rookie of the Year titles since the inception of
the Chairman’s Challenge in 2003.
The following are brief profiles of the individuals honored:
Michael Bills of Durham, N.C., was crowned champion of the Step
Van class. Michael is a 25- year veteran of FedEx Express with 1
million accident-free miles.
Rick Bailey of Warren, Mich., took home the championship for the
Straight Truck class. Rick has logged 3.5 million accident-free
miles during his 36-year professional driving career, 19 of which
he has spent at FedEx Freight.
Jim Duffy of Madison, Wis., was crowned champion of the 4-axle
class. Jim, a driver for FedEx Freight, was recognized at the
Wisconsin TDC as the Ray Newberry “Mr. Safety” Award winner and has
been a professional driver for 17 years, logging more than 650,000
safe-driving miles.
Wayne Crowder of Louisville, Ky., took home the championship in
the Flatbed class. Wayne, an America’s Road Team captain and FedEx
Freight driver, has accumulated 3.3 million safe-driving miles
during his 35-year driving career.
Scott Woodrome of Dayton, Ohio was named champion of the Tank
Truck class. Scott, a FedEx Freight driver, is an America’s Road
Team Captain and was named the 2015 Driver of the Year by the Ohio
Trucking Association.
Roland Bolduc of Windsor, Conn., was named the champion of the
5-Axle Sleeper class, and also took home the title of Grand
Champion during his 14th appearance at the competition. Roland has
driven for FedEx Express for 23 of his 34-year professional driving
career, logging 1.7 million accident-free miles.
At NTDC and in the trucking industry year round, safety and
professionalism are paramount. Three drivers representing FedEx
took home awards that demonstrate these values:
- Neill Darmstadter Professional
Excellence Award: Dan Shamrell, FedEx Freight (Portland, Ore.)
- Rookie of the Year: Bryce Neilson,
FedEx Freight (Butte, Mont.)
- Best Written Score: Paul Brandon, FedEx
Freight (New Haven, Conn.) and Don Logan, FedEx Freight (Topeka,
Kan.)
Along with the Champions of each class and the individual awards
winners, 16 drivers were top finishers in their respective driving
class:
- Kailen Bronson, FedEx Ground (Portland,
Ore.), 5th Place, Step Van
- Randy Byrd, FedEx Freight (Jackson,
Miss.), 3rd place, Twins
- Lalo Fernandez, FedEx Freight
(Portland, Ore.), 2nd place, 5-Axle Sleeper
- Todd Flippin, FedEx Freight
(Springfield, Colo.), 4th place, Twins
- Ross Garner, FedEx Freight (Decatur,
Ala.), 2nd place, Tank Truck
- Brent Glasenapp, FedEx Express
(Milwaukee, Wis.), 2nd place, Straight Truck
- David Hawk, FedEx Freight (Birmingham,
Ala.), 5th place, Straight Truck
- Nick Jones, FedEx Freight (Portland,
Ore.), 4th place, 5-Axle
- Artur Lesniowski, FedEx Ground
(Secaucus, N.J.), 3rd place, 5-Axle
- Don Logan, FedEx Freight (Topeka,
Kan.), 4th place, Flatbed
- Bart Masciulli, FedEx Express
(Philadelphia, Pa.), 4th place, Step Van
- Dave Rohman, FedEx Express (Charlotte,
N.C.), 2nd place, 3-Axle
- Dan Shamrell, FedEx Freight (Portland,
Ore.), 3rd place, 4-Axle
- Chris Shaw, FedEx Express (Albuquerque,
N.M.), 4th place, Straight Truck
- Darrell Shelton, FedEx Freight (Pasco,
Wash.), 5th place, 4-Axle
- Steve Ward, FedEx Express, (Greer,
S.C.), 4th place, 4-Axle
This year, 173 drivers from FedEx Freight, FedEx Express and
FedEx Ground competed at the NTDC. For the second consecutive year,
drivers from all the 50 states represented Team FedEx. Collectively
this team of 173 individuals has 3,800 years professional driving
experience and has driven 246 million accident-free miles. In order
to compete at Nationals, each driver must be accident free for one
year and win their respective states competition.
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) sponsors the annual
championships, known as the “Super Bowl of Safety,” to recognize
industry leadership in safety and to promote professionalism among
truck drivers. Each driver is required to demonstrate his or her
driving skills and knowledge of the industry through a series of
tests, including a written exam, vehicle pre-trip inspection and
driving-skills challenge.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $60 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 400,000
team members to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. To learn more about how FedEx
connects people and possibilities around the world, please visit
about.fedex.com.
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