2019 New Mexico Truck Driving Championships
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NTDC 2019 RESULTS:
Classification | Driver | Company | Score | Place |
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3-Axle | Mike Johnson | YRC Freight | 116 | 48 |
4-Axle | Donaold Wood | ABF Freight | 162 | 43 |
5-Axle | Daniel Bruch | FedEx Freight | 243 | 13 |
Flatbed | Garrett Santillan | Old Dominion Freight Line | 232 | 28 |
Sleeper Berth | Ricky Lucas | ABF Freight | 196 | 32 |
Tank Truck | Frank Pompa | FedEx Freight | 273 | 13 |
Twins | Joseph Carrillo | ABF Freight | 184 | 37 |
Straight Truck | Kirk Weis | ABF Freight | 276 | 16 |
Step Van | Christopher Welchko | FedEx Ground | 255 | 25 |
2019 Recap
Joseph Carrillo led a parade of ABF Freight System winners who dominated the New Mexico Truck Driving Championships in Barnalillo, N.M., on May 11 who have qualified for the National Truck Driving Championships.
Carrillo won the Twins competition and took home Grand Champion honors. He was one of four drivers from ABF Freight to capture New Mexico titles.
All of the winners will head to Pittsburgh Aug. 14-17 for NTDC.
2019 RESULTS:
Classification | Winner | Company |
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Grand Champion | Joseph Carrillo | ABF Freight System |
3-Axle | Mike Johnson | YRC Freight |
4-Axle | Donald Wood | ABF Freight System |
5-Axle | Daniel Bruch | FedEx Freight |
Flatbed | Garrett Santillan | Old Dominion Freight Line |
Sleeper Berth | Ricky Lucas | ABF Freight System |
Tank Truck | Frank Pompa | FedEx Freight |
Twins | Joseph Carrillo | ABF Freight System |
Straight Truck | Kirk Weis | ABF Freight System |
Step Van | Christopher Welchko | FedEx Ground |
2019 PHOTO GALLERY:
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2019 Preview
When: May 11, 2019
Where: Bernalillo, N.M.
Field: More than 118 truck drivers are expected to compete in nine categories.
Preview: With a packed field of drivers, this year's Truck Driving Championships in New Mexico is sure to see stiff competition. After winning her first trip to nationals last year, Loretta Bruyere will not be returning to compete, as she is currently battling cancer. Dion Saiz of FedEx Freight is a long-time competitor looking to pick up another Grand Champion win, after having several prior successes.
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2018 Recap
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Bruyere
New Mexico Grand Champion Is in a League of Her Own
Trucking isn’t just a man’s world, and Loretta Bruyere of FedEx Freight is proving it. Bruyere, 48, won the Twins class and captured Grand Champion honors at the New Mexico Truck Driving Championships on May 19, earning her first trip to nationals.
In parts of two decades of driving, Bruyere, of Fruitland, N.M., has compiled nearly 2 million safety miles, and with her recent accomplishments is beginning to make a name for herself in the trucking industry. And to think that she had a difficult time becoming a trucker in the first place — mostly, she says, because of her gender.
“There was like five companies that turned me down. I got interviews with them, but the person that was interviewing me was a man and told me, ‘This [the interview] is as far as you are going to get, and you’re not going to get the job because we don’t think you can handle it,’” Bruyere said.
2018 RESULTS:
Classification | Winner | Company |
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Grand Champion | Loretta Bruyere | FedEx Freight |
Sleeper Berth | Ralph Garcia | ABF Freight System |
3-Axle | Celso Romero | FedEx Freight |
5-Axle | Duane Oldfield | ABF Freight System |
Tank Truck | Carl Marquez | ABF Freight System |
4-Axle | Donald Wood | ABF Freight System |
Straight Truck | Kirk Weis | ABF Freight System |
Step Van | Chris Shaw | FedEx Express |
Flatbed | Gerald Benavidez Sr. | ABF Freight System |
Twins | Loretta Bruyere | FedEx Freight |
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