Richard Holt of Tyson Foods won
the top prizes and was named Grand Champion in the trailer technician competition. Holt was one of 14 trailer technicians to compete in the four technical classes and a written exam. He has worked for Tyson Foods for five years and is a resident of Dover, Ark. Technician Aaron Martin of Truck
Centers of Arkansas earned the highest score and the Grand Champion title in the truck technician division for the second year in a row. A competition pro, he also won the runner-up trophy in 2014 and was grand champion in 2013. This year he was one of 38 technicians from across the state to
compete in the truck division. Martin led the team of six techni-
cians from Truck Centers of Arkansas to win the best overall team award for having the best overall team average score. Martin and Holt will represent Arkansas in the National Technician Skills Competition, SuperTech 2016, in Raleigh, N.C. Healthy competition prevailed
on and off the course. Families, fans and companies decorated tents, hosted mini-championships with remote controlled trucks and even rolled out the ice cream trucks along the side- lines of the main event. Walmart Transportation took home the “Best
Decorated Tent” spirit stick. The “Loudest Group” was FedEx Freight. Tyson Foods took home the bragging rights and spirit stick for “Best Dressed Team”. And J.B. Hunt won the “Biggest Group” and “Best Overall” awards. ATR
Technician competes in hands-on station
FedEx Freight drivers visit the NanoMech booth during the vendor showcase
CalArk International driver Eric Springs
Technician
Championship Chair Matt Panning, Tyson Foods, addresses
competitors during the final awards banquet
J.B. Hunt drivers
J.B. Hunt Transport fans bring the noise for their drivers
FedEx Ground driver Timo Geary inspects a step van ARKANSAS TRUCKING REPORT | Issue 4 2016 43
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