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and technicians to show off what they
work so hard at doing every day for
their peers and their employers,” said Thank you
ATA President Lane Kidd.
Truck drivers who compete in the SpoNSorS!
Championship must undergo a rigorous
application process and have impeccable
safety records. Some of the carriers even
have small competitions among employ- gold SpoNSorS
ees to determine who will represent abF FrEigHT SySTEM, iNc.
their company. The competition consists bENdix coMMErcial vEHiclE SySTEMS llc
of three categories: pre-trip inspection, FEdEx FrEigHT
written examination, and driving skills. J.b. HUNT TraNSporT, iNc.
The 2013 Grand Champion title was J.J. kEllEr & aSSociaTES
awarded to Loren Hatfield of ABF Freight pUrkEyS FlEET ElEcTric, iNc.
System, Inc. Not only did Hatfield win TySoN FoodS, iNc.
st
his division earning 1 place in the Tank USa TrUck, iNc.
Truck class, he also scored the most WalMarT TraNSporTaTioN llc
cumulative points in the entire competi-
tion. No stranger to the competition, SilvEr SpoNSorS
Hatfield won the Sportsmanship Award calark iNTErNaTioNal
in 2012, Rookie of the Year in 2004 and dETroiT diESEl
has placed in his division eight times. diaMoNd iNTErNaTioNal
Hatfield has been with ABF Freight diSTribUTioN SolUTioNS, iNc.
System for 14 years and has logged a FEdEx groUNd
total of 20 years and two million miles MavErick TraNSporTaTioN, llc
as an accident-free driver. SoUTHErN TirE MarT
“ABF is extremely proud of Loren TrUck-liTE co., llc
and all of our drivers who competed WayNE SMiTH TrUckiNg
in this year’s competition. Loren cur-
rently serves as an America’s Road Team broNzE SpoNSorS
Captain. It is an honor to have him bridgESToNE coMMErcial SolUTioNS
represent ABF and the Arkansas team JoST iNTErNaTioNal
at the national competition in Salt Lake Mc ExprESS, llc
City,” says ABF Safety and Security STEMco lp
Director Sam Cates. TravElcENTErS oF aMErica, llc
Hatfield and the other eight divi- UNiTEd ENgiNES
sion winners travelled to Salt Lake
City to compete at the national level.
Arkansas Flatbed winner, Larry Rhein
of FedEx Freight, won 2 place in his
nd
class at the National Truck Driving
Championship.
The Arkansas Technician
Championship is divided into two class-
es: truck technicians and trailer techni-
cians. Truck technicians are scored on a  Congratulations to
scott godfrey of Walmart
written exam and 11 hands-on stations. Transportation, LLC for
Trailer technicians compete in four winning Trailer Technician
hands-on stations and a written exam. grand Champion. godfrey has
The winners have the option of going the opportunity to compete
on to compete at the national level in at the national level at the
Pennsylvania. SuperTech 2013 competition in
Pennsylvania.
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