2019 North Carolina Truck Driving Championships

2019 North Carolina Grand Champion Timothy Whitley (center) is flanked by Sgt. Travis Ingold (left) and Lt. Joe Memory of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: 3-Axle winners Brian Walker of UPS, Royce Scott of Old Dominion Freight Line and Stephen Stanley of Fed Ex Corp are flanked by troopers K.J. Guthrie (far left) and A.N. Signs. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: 4-Axle winners David Rohmanm, Wesley Halbach and Brannon Herba — all with FedEx Corp. — are flanked by troopers K.J. Guthrie (far left) and A.N. Signs. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: 5-Axle winners Johnny Willard of Fed Ex Corp., John Lewis of FedEx Corp. and Kenneth Plaster of Old Dominion Freight Line are flanked by troopers C.M. McGinnis (far left) and G.L. Hammonds. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: Flatbed winners Basher Pierce of FedEx Corp., Christopher Serviss of Walmart Transportation (with son Stephen in front of him) and Daniel Alexander of ASUSA Transportation are flanked by troopers C.M. McGinnis (far left) and G.L. Hammonds. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: Sleeper Berth winners Christopher Gibbons of FedEx Corp, Richard Personius of ADUSA Transportation and Brad Benton of FedEx Corp. are flanked by troopers C.M. McGinnis (far left) and G.L. Hammonds. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: Straight Truck winners Timothy Whitley of Old Dominion Freight Line, Travis Hathcock of FedEx Corp. and Michael Bills of FedEx Corp. are flanked by troopers C.M. McGinnis (far left) and G.L. Hammonds. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: Tank Truck winners Cecil Hicks of FedEx Corp., Tony Wright of XPO Logistics and Andrew Davis of UPS are flanked by troopers C.M. McGinnis (far left) and G.L. Hammonds. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: Twins winners David Wagoner Jr. of Old Dominion Freight Line, David Young of FedEx Corp. and Steve Varnes of XPO Logistics are flanked by troopers C.M. McGinnis (far left) and G.L. Hammonds. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: Step Van champion Antonio Toon and third-place finisher James Mraz, both of FedEx Corp., are flanked by troopers C.M. McGinnis (far left) and G.L. Hammonds. Not pictured is second-place winner Anthony Tocco of FedEx Corp. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

John Lewis (center) of FedEx Corp. was named the Rookie of the Year. He's flanked by troopers C.M. McGinnis (left) and G.L. Hammonds. (North Carolina Trucking Association)

Pre-trip inspection winner Antonio Toon of FedEx Corp. poses with Trooper C.M. McGinnis. (North Carolina Trucking Association)