Con-way’s Dale Duncan Is 2009 Truck Driving National Champion
Con-way Freight driver Dale Duncan was named the 2009 National Truck Driving Grand Champion over the weekend, American Trucking Associations said.
Duncan, based in San Diego, exhibited driving skills and knowledge of truck safety in topping 415 other professional drivers from across the United States at the National Truck Driving Championships, held in Pittsburgh.
The 72nd annual “Super Bowl of Safety” is sponsored by ATA.
Duncan has logged 26 accident- and injury-free years as a driver, with over 1.25 million miles behind the wheel. He began competing in the National Truck Driving Championships in 1995, when he placed sixth in his division.
The contestants were the state champions in nine truck types from all 50 states. Collectively, they have driven more than 520 million accident-free miles.
Con-way Freight is a unit of Con-way Inc., ranked No. 6 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.
