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2014 arkansas TruCk DrIvIng ChampIonshIp aWarDs

2014 grand Champion 3-axle
Gary Mars - Walmart Transportation 1st tony strickland - Old dominion Freight Line
2nd James sanders - FedEx Freight
grand Champion runner-up 3rd Jeff Mckinney - FedEx Freight
robert Williams - USA Truck
4-axle
large Team award 1st larry Gaskill - Old dominion Freight Line
Walmart transportation
2nd Jacob saling - Maverick Transportation
small Team award 3rd daniel Patterson - FedEx Freight
Abf freight
5-axle
rookie of the year 1st Gary Mars - Walmart Transportation
Jeffery helmick - J.B. Hunt Transport 2nd Jeffery helmick - J.B. Hunt Transport
3rd Melvin smith - J.B. Hunt Transport
sportsmanship award
larry rhein - FedEx Freight flatbed
1st loren hatfield - ABF Freight
pre-Trip Inspection 2nd dale dunn - Maverick Transportation
eric clark - FedEx Freight
3rd larry rhein - FedEx Freight
Carl Thomas award (highest score on the Written Exam) sleeper
Gary Mars - Walmart Transportation
1st robert Williams - USA Truck
2nd rodney collins - J.B. Hunt Transport
3rd Michael hampton - J.B. Hunt Transport
step van
1st eric brockette - FedEx Freight
2nd Joshua hicks - FedEx Ground
3rd timo Geary - FedEx Ground
straight Truck
 larry rhein, FedEx 1st ronnie cotton - FedEx Freight
Freight, Inc. accepts 2nd Mark overholt - J.B. Hunt Transport
the Sportsmanship 3rd eric clark - FedEx Freight
Award from katie
thomason. Tank
1st Pay hayes - Walmart Transportation
2nd otto schmeckenbecher - ABF Freight
3rd Martin shepherd - Oakley Trucking
Twins
1st deborah conn - FedEx Freight
2nd brian keith dennington - Con-way Freight
3rd Joseph Wash - FedEx Freight

 bill sleeth, Walmart
Transportation, receives
the Volunteer of the
year plaque from ATA
President shannon
newton.

 thomas Pianalto, Summit Truck Group
receives firs place plaque for the written exam
(technician championship) from ron Gillen,
CalArk International.

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