Fedex to send 137 drivers to national truck driving championships

Memphis, tenn.--(business wire)--one hundred and thirty-seven drivers from 47 states representing fedex corp. (nyse: fdx) operating companies will compete in the national truck driving championships (ntdc) in minneapolis, minn., august 7-11. this is a record number of competitors going to the ntdc for fedex. each fedex driver earned the right to compete in the ntdc by qualifying at state-level truck driving championships. the american trucking associations (ata) sponsors the ntdc, which is designed to recognize industry leadership in safety and to promote professionalism among truck drivers. “our company is made up of thousands of team members that strive to keep safety as a top priority in every aspect of our business,” said frederick w. smith, chairman and ceo, fedex corp. “the performance of the more than 1,300 fedex team members who competed in their respective state truck driving championships and of our 137 national finalists is an example of our commitment to safely share the road each day.” here are some facts about the 2012 fedex ntdc competitors: collectively, the drivers have 2,783 years of professional driving experience among them. in total, the team has safely driven nearly 166 million miles during their careers—enough to circle the globe more than 6,659 times. seventy-nine of the fedex competitors have driven professionally for 20 years or more. seventy-four have each accumulated at least one million miles of safe driving. twenty-one have won five or more state championships. at the ntdc, the fedex drivers will be among nearly 450 competitors who will vie for national titles in nine different classes of vehicles and for the national grand champion title. the drivers accumulate points by demonstrating their driving skills and knowledge of the industry through a written exam, pre-trip inspection and field test. the 2012 fedex ntdc team includes: doug rickel ron bernier gary ramsey jeff cochran kara irvin charlie woodland sean saxon shane auclair oscar enciso dave mogler matthew allison paul swan todd flippin drew martin john sanchez paul brandon tom griffin billy tuell j.r. argo josh lineweaver lou lockard rusty pederson eddie pennington edwin bonnell greg sams michael mcsheehy steve cochran jerry williams kevin smith randy schwasinger alina knish joe carson shay gibson tim banasiak chris helmuth jeff sowders vern levingston willie baylor don logan jason taylor jeff thompson david proctor doug adams janet hoard jesse benkert wayne crowder donnie williams jeff gensiak milton hebert pat rudesill bill colantuone kathy vantassell ken lincoln rich gray roland bolduc tom reinold mike forchetti tommy shope spring run, pa. bob cochran matt richardson jim fisher michael wolf scott brown joe kappers jim houghton jason matte jerry robinette randy byrd rus wilson tommy boyanton marty anzik richard grayson tom miller jimmy whitley len coleman, jr mike bills chris tande joe honek john janousek moorhead, minn. scott meyers korey clifton ed gertz paul robichaud artur lesniowski jim erickson joe white lester beben chad stahnke chris shaw ray sandoval bob fini harold simmons jason martinie mark mclean andrew tuck lou gasper marton birkas jr. scott woodrome larry kendall richard bright chris outen vancouver, wash. dan shamrell battle ground, wash. jim rud nick paradiso vancouver, wash. sal vincelli justine faucher nick sionni charlie wyder dubby freeman ray shelton tommy winston chad vermundson mike whitehead troy swenson dave magee james sheehan jeff barton jimmy duncan keith douglass jack henderson kent pierson mike kelly ron pease hector novoa mark brundage cass bresette shelly bresette christopher novak craig kerwick tony todd vic skoglund brent glasenapp gary reimer jason hillier jim burmesch tom schroeder jamey priddy in 2011, 115 driving professionals from 45 states representing fedex freight, fedex ground, fedex express and fedex custom critical qualified to compete at the ntdc by winning their respective state’s competition and driving accident-free for at least one year. one fedex competitor captured the national champion title in the step van class. in addition, fedex drivers earned nine additional top-three finishes in their respective vehicle classes. 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 $43 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. photos/multimedia gallery available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=50366434&lang=en
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