2023 NTDC Awards Gallery

2023 Bendix Grand Champion Gragg Wilson from UPS in Nevada beams as he displays his trophy along with the award for winning the tank truck division at the National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships Aug. 19, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Gragg Wilson and wife Denise rejoice at the announcement that Gragg was the 2023 Bendix Grand Champion of the National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships Aug. 19, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

UPS tank truck driver Gragg Wilson of Nevada thanks his supporters after being named the 2023 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships grand champion in Columbus Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

UPS tanker truck driver Gragg Wilson holds his trophy aloft after being named the 2023 Bendix NTDC grand champion at the awards banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

XPO 3-axle driver Barry Kraemer of Wisconsin holds his first-place award at the NTDC banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

RIST Transport 4-axle driver Martin McMahon of New York displays his first-place award at the NTDC banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

FedEx Freight 5-axle driver John Greene of Connecticut holds his first-place award a the NTDC banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

The Cope Co. Salt flatbed driver Daryl Miller of Pennsylvania holds his first-place award at the NTDC banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

FedEx Express sleeper berth driver Roland Bolduc displays his first-place award at the NTDC banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

FedEx Express step van driver Jerome De La Cruz of Alaska displays his first-place award at the NTDC banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

FedEx Express straight truck driver David Coffel of Arizona holds his first-place award at the NTDC banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Ag. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

UPS driver Gragg Wilson claimed first place in the tank truck division on the way to capturing grand champion honors at the NTDC banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

FedEx Freight twin-trailer driver Robert Fair of New Hampshire displays his award at the NTDC banquet in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

XPO driver Ina Daly from Arizona (center) displays her hardware for capturing the Neill Darmstadter Professional Excellence Award at the 2023 National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 19, 2023. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Rookie of the year honors went to Old Dominion Freight Lines' Myron Means (center) from Wyoming, who competed in the flatbed class. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

The vehicle condition award for the tournament’s best pre-trip inspection performance went to FedEx Freight's Timothy Blair (center) out of Tennessee, who competed in the 5-axle class. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

American Trucking Associations executive Jacob Pierce (left) presents an award to National Truck Driving Championships Chairman Rodney Myers at the NTDC banquet Aug. 19 in Columbus, Ohio. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Maj. Chris Nordloh of the Texas Department of Public Safety (left) presents the John Youngblood Award of Excellence to Shane Northrup from Maine during the NAIC awards ceremony in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Drivers and their families enter the banquet room by vehicle class for dinner and the awards presentation at NTDC in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Drivers and their families enter the banquet room by vehicle class for dinner and the awards presentation at NTDC in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 19. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)