ATA Names Road Team Finalists
American Trucking Associations on Oct. 20 named 32 professional truck drivers as finalists to become captains on the 2015-2016 America’s Road Team.
“The professional drivers selected as finalists are great industry ambassadors,” ATA President Bill Graves said in a statement. “These professionals all have impressive driving records, share a passion for safety and are engaged in their communities. We are honored to have them participate in this prestigious selection process, and I look forward to meeting them in January.”
The 2015-2016 America’s Road Team will be announced Jan. 14.
The finalists are:
Paul Brandon, Fed Ex Freight, Oxford, Conn.
Henry Bruster, UPS Freight, Woodville, Miss.
Richard Buitrago, Con-way Freight, Kissimmee, Fla.
Gary Lee Capps, UPS Freight, Grantsville, Utah.
Kenneth Clark, YRC Freight, Desoto, Mo.
David Conkling, Werner Enterprises, Metairie, La.
Charles Demchock, II, Wal-Mart Transportation, Cocoa, Fla.
Eric Flick, FedEx Freight, Dayton, Nev.
David Green, Werner Enterprises, Hot Springs, Ark.
Neil Kirk, Penske Logistics, Middletown, N.Y.
Randall Luschen, Weinrich Truck Line, Inc., Merrill, Iowa
Clarence Wilburn Lyons YRC Freight, Halton City, Texas
Thomas McIntosh, YRC Freight, Aurora, Colo.
John McKown, UPS Freight, East Berlin, Pa.
Tim Melody, ABF Freight, Payette, Idaho.
Chad Miller, ABF Freight, Crown Point, Ind.
Bill Minor, Con-way Freight, West Milwaukee, Wis.
Brent Quire, Con-way Freight, New Albany, Ind.
Eric Ramsdell, Wal-Mart Transportation, Whitmann, Ariz.
Terry Rankins, Weinrich Truck Line, Inc., Tollesboro, Ky.
Paul Savill, UPS Freight, Hamilton, Ohio
Gary Schmidt, Cliff Viessman, Inc., Fergus Falls, Minn.
Russell Simpson, Holland, Inc., South Vienna, Ohio
Danny Smith, Big G Express Inc., Shelbyville, Tenn.
Clarence Taylor, Wal-Mart Transportation, North Chesterfield, Virginia.
Stanley Thrasher, Danny Herman Trucking Inc., Boaz, Ala.
Brian Turner, Old Dominion Freight Line, Newport, Tenn.
Tim Vogt, Con-way Freight, Loganville, Ga.
Kirk Weis, ABF Freight, Rio Rancho, N.M.
William West, ABF Freight, Roopville, Ga.
Derrick Whittle, Cargo Transporters Inc., Fieldale, Va.
Scott Woodrome, FedEx Freight, Middletown, Ohio
