FedEx Freight Selects Technicians to Compete at SuperTech
June 30 2014 - 3:57PM
Business Wire
Technicians Earn Top Honors in FedEx Freight
Competition
Twelve fleet maintenance technicians earned spots to represent
FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), at the
industry-wide SuperTech competition. SuperTech is considered the
premier skills competition for professional commercial vehicle
technicians.
FedEx Freight Top Wrench winners to
advance to SuperTech (Photo: Business Wire)
The FedEx Freight technicians advancing to SuperTech were
selected through a company-wide skills contest known as Top Wrench.
The 12 finalists had the best results among more than 750 fleet
maintenance technicians who participated.
Mark McLean, Jr., a technician in Newburgh, N.Y., earned top
honors in the Top Wrench competition. This is his third consecutive
Top Wrench title. Mark was also named the 2013 SuperTech Grand
Champion.
FedEx Freight Top Wrench winners include:
- First place: Mark McLean, Jr. –
Newburgh, N.Y.
- Second place: Matthew Nolan – Hartford,
Conn.
- Third place: Eric Vos – Boise,
Idaho
- Fourth place: Chuck Kerr – San Antonio,
Texas
- Fifth place: Jeff Ostby – Spokane,
Wash.
- Sixth place: Andrew Dilmuth –
Jacksonville, Fla.
- Seventh place: Brian Blevins –
Harrison, Ark.
- Eighth place: Douglas Nickles – Rock
Island, Ill.
- Ninth place: Steven Willis – Denver,
Colo.
- 10th place: Kevin Roumpapas –
Rochester, N.Y.
- 11th place: Joshua Nordick –
Minneapolis, Minn.
- 12th place: Mark Galliand – Baton
Rouge, La.
During Top Wrench, the technicians faced multiple rounds of
competition, including written exams and hands-on skill challenges
that tested their knowledge of drive trains, engines, brakes,
preventative maintenance, shop safety and more.
“These technicians are the best in their field, and we are proud
to have them represent FedEx Freight at the national level,” said
John Smith, vice president of Safety, Fleet Maintenance and
Facility Services at FedEx Freight. “Our team of technicians is
dedicated to keeping our equipment moving safely down the road to
serve our customers every day.”
The technicians will face competitors from across the industry
at SuperTech 2014. The Technology & Maintenance Council of the
American Trucking Associations (ATA) will host SuperTech Sept.
22-25 in Orlando, Florida.
About FedEx Freight
With corporate offices in Memphis, Tenn., the FedEx Freight
Segment includes FedEx Freight, a leading U.S. provider of LTL
freight services; FedEx Freight Canada, an LTL operating company
serving most points in Canada; and FedEx Custom Critical, North
America’s largest time-specific, critical shipment carrier. FedEx
Freight also serves Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. For more information, visit fedex.com.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $46 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 300,000
team members to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. For more information, visit
news.fedex.com.
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FedEx Corp.Jessica Kibling,
870-715-6164jessica.kibling@fedex.com
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