NebraskaTruck Driving Championships Winners Announced
Ten drivers advancing to Nationals BY PATTY WOOD Te Nebraska Trucking Association is
pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Nebraska Truck Driving Championships, held this past weekend in Grand Island, Neb. Tis annual event offers Nebraska’s
best professional truck drivers a chance to demonstrate their knowledge, talent, and skills in a competition highlighting what it takes to be a safe driver on today’s streets and highways. Ninety-one drivers participated in this year’s Championships competition in ten classes: straight truck, three-axle, four-axle, five-axle, five axle sleeper, tank, flatbed, twin trailer, step van, and the addition of the new class, mixer truck. Additional awards are presented based on scores in the four separate test areas, including written examination, personal interview, pre-trip inspection, and
Travis Minnick, FedEx Express, Kurt Everett Vehicle Condition Award
the driving test. Team awards are also given to the company with 3 or more drivers competing with the highest overall score. Te 2015 overall Grand Champion is Ed
Beins of ABF Freight System. Beins had the highest combined score on the written test, pre-trip inspection, personal interview, and driving course. Te Professional Excellence Award goes
to the individual with the highest score on the written test, and was awarded to Timothy Dean, Werner Enterprises. Nebraska Trucking and the
Championships have a long tradition of a positive working relationship with our state patrol carrier enforcement troopers.
Tis award was named in honor of Bucky Buchholz, a State Patrol officer and long-time Championships Steering Committee member. Te Bucky Buchholtz Top Driver Award goes to the driver with the highest score on the driving course, and went to Ed Beins of ABF Freight System. Te Kurt Everett Vehicle Condition
Award, which goes to the person with the highest score on the pre-trip inspection and was named in memory of former Championships Steering Committee member Kurt Everett, was awarded to Travis Minnick of FedEx Express. Te Jerry Wessel Award, named in honor of a long-time committee member, is awarded
Fremont Contract Carriers: Team Award
Ed Beins, ABF Freight System, Grand Champion 22 NEBRASKA TRUCKER — ISSUE 4, 2015 —
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