Kentucky State Truck Driving Championships

Sleeper division first place finisher Brent Shull of UPS Parcel (left), also Grand Champion, receives his award from KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

3-axle first place finisher Jason Herko of UPS Parcel (left) receives his award from KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

4-axle first place finisher Kyle Wright of AAA Cooper (left) receives his award from KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

5-axle first place finisher John Willinger of FedEx Freight (left) receives his award from KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

Step Van first place finisher Dustin Powell of UPS Parcel (left) receives his award from KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

Flatbed first place finisher Donald Gaston of UPS Freight (left) receives his award from KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

Straight Truck first place finisher Dale Brenaman of UPS Parcel (left) receives his award from KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

Tank Truck first place finisher DuWayne Drexler of UPS Parcel (left) receives his award from KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

The Kentucky Team Champions with KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

Twins division first place finisher David Proctor of FedEx Freight (left) receives his award from KTA Chairman Bill Hill of Hill Transportation Services Inc. at the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sparta, Ky., and Florence, Ind. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Trucking Association)

Truck drivers compete in the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships on the course at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Drivers listen to a safety presentation before competing May 19 in the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Drivers on May 19 work through the pre-trip inspection portion of the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

A course judge holds up Old Glory on May 19 to signify that a driver scored points on a problem at the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

A course judge holds up a pirate flag May 19 to show that a driver failed to score points on a problem at the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Truck drivers compete May 19 on the course at the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Watch the rubber duck! The Truck Driving Championships' mascot on the course May 19 at the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

A judge tracks the accuracy of a driver's work May 19 at the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

A driver works through the pre-trip inspection portion May 19 of the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Friends, family and fans watch the 2018 Kentucky Truck Driving Championships May 19 in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)

Drivers compete May 19 in the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)