North Carolina Truck Driving Championship
The 2008 NC Truck Driving Championship was held once again at Johnston County Community College in Smithfield. Drivers competed in eight different classes. The winner of each class will go on to represent North Carolina at the National Truck Driving Championships.
Participants are given a written test, a field test, and are evaluated on their pre-trip inspection skills. Click the category heading to get score data for that category. The winners are as follows:
| STRAIGHT TRUCK WINNER: Tony Talley, Wilson Trucking Corp 2nd PLACE: Matthew Alberts, FedEx Express 3rd PLACE: Harold Leonard, FedEx Ground |
THREE-AXLE CLASS WINNER: Mark Church, Con-way Freight 2nd PLACE: Michael Fulk, Wilson Trucking Corp 3rd PLACE: Leonard Coleman, Jr., FedEx Freight |
| FOUR-AXLE CLASS WINNER: Earl “Jake” Brown, FedEx Express 2nd PLACE: Jerry Dancy, Cargo Transporters 3rd PLACE: Ronnie Kinley, Golden State Foods |
FIVE-AXLE CLASS WINNER: Phillip Peterson, FedEx National LTL 2nd PLACE: Lyndon Yoder, D. M. Bowman 3rd PLACE: John Cecil, FedEx Freight |
| SLEEPER BERTH CLASS WINNER: Michael Freeman, Wilson Trucking Corp 2nd PLACE: Frank Watson, UPS Freight 3rd PLACE: Harold Tolbert, Wal-Mart Transportation |
TANK CLASS WINNER: Larry Shelton, Old Dominion Freight 2nd PLACE: David Turnipseed, Con-Way Freight 3rd PLACE: Allen McNeely – ABF Freight Systems |
| FLATBED CLASS WINNER: Ty Bentley, UPS Freight LTL 2nd PLACE: Donald Dunegan, Con-way Freight 3rd PLACE: David Wagoner, Jr., Old Dominion Freight Line |
TWIN TRAILER CLASS WINNER: Charles Jones, UPS Freight LTL 2nd PLACE: Stephen Caudill, Wilson Trucking Corp 3rd PLACE: Fulton Burns, Jr., Con-way Freight |
| 2008 NC TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Tony Talley, Wilson Trucking Corp |
PRE-TRIP CHAMPION Perry Mecum, FedEx Ground |
| 2008 NC TRUCK DRIVING GRAND CHAMPION Mark Church, Con-way Freight |
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Click here for information on the 2006 Championship
Click here for information on the 2005 Championship