2019 North Carolina Truck Driving Championships

North Carolina Truck Driving Championships

NTDC 2019 RESULTS:

Classification Driver Company Score Place
3-Axle Brian Walker UPS Freight 523 1
4-Axle David Rohman FedEx Express 479 2
5-Axle Johnny Willard FedEx Ground 167 38
Flatbed Basher Pierce FedEx Freight 480 1
Sleeper Berth Richard Personius ADUSA-Food Lion 431 30
Tank Truck Cecil Hicks FedEx Freight 490 3
Twins David Wagoner Old Dominion Freight Line 176 40
Straight Truck Michael Bills FedEx Express 253 26
Step Van Antonio Toon FedEx Ground 246 27

 

2019 Recap

Longtime Competitor Timothy Whitley Claims Grand Champion Title

The North Carolina Truck Driving Championships crowned Timothy Whitley as the Grand Champion in Raleigh on May 11.

Whitley, a driver for Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., placed first in the Straight Truck division.



Whitley has been driving for 25 years and has been with ODFL for 21 years. He has more than 500,000 accident-free miles behind him and resides in Wilson.

Michael Bills ultimately replaced Whitley as the Straight Truck division winner and will appear at the national competition. Whitley retains his Grand Chamption title.

2019 RESULTS:

Classification Winner Company
Grand Champion Thomas Whitley Old Dominion Freight Line
3-Axle Brian Walker UPS 
4-Axle David Rohman FedEx Exoress
5-Axle Johnny Willard FedEx Ground
Flatbed Basher Pierce FedEx Freight
Sleeper Berth Richard Personius ADUSA-Food Lion
Tank Truck Cecil Hicks FedEx Freight
Twins David Wagoner Jr. Old Dominion Freight Line
Straight Truck Michael Bills FedEx Express
Step Van Antonio Toen FedEx Freight

2019 PHOTO GALLERY:

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2019 Preview

When: May 9-11, 2019

Where: Raleigh, N.C.

Field: 161 truck drivers are expected to compete in nine categories.

Preview: The Tar Heel State is set to test its top drivers at the North Carolina Truck Driving Championships hosted by the North Carolina Trucking Association. The competition will be held May 9-11 at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

Cochran described the competition as the “Super Bowl of Safety” and said that the requirement that competitors must be accident-free for at least one year prior to the tournament motivates drivers.

Read More: Michael Bills to Defend Title at N.C.’s ‘Super Bowl of Safety’

More Info: North Carolina Trucking Association

Course Layout:

N.C. Course by on Scribd

2018 Recap

Former Grand Champions Battle Longtime Competitors at NTDC

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Bills

Michael Bills of FedEx Express had the honor of hoisting up his Grand Champion trophy after his winning performance in the Straight Truck division at the North Carolina Truck Driving Championships.

Bills has more than 1 million safe driving miles under his belt and more than 25 years behind the wheel as a driver.

At the 2018 National Truck Driving Championships, Bills represented his home state in the Straight Truck division. He came in second in that category, bested only by Kentucky's Dale Brenaman.

Larry Wilson of Food Lion/DelHaize America, North Carolina's top 4-Axle competitor, also had an impressive showing at the national competition, finishing No. 6.

2018 RESULTS:

Classification Winner Company
Grand Champion Michael Bills FedEx Express
Sleeper Berth Jimmy Whitley FedEx Ground
3-Axle David Rohman FedEx Express
5-Axle Basher Pierce FedEx Freight
Tank Truck Andrew Davis UPS
4-Axle Larry Wilson Food Lion/DelHaize America
Straight Truck Michael Bills FedEx Express
Step Van Augustus Kern FedEx Express
Flatbed Brian Walker UPS Freight
Twins David Wagoner Old Dominion Freight Line

2018 PHOTO GALLERY:

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