North Carolina State Truck Driving Championships

Grand Champion Michael Bills of FedEx Express at the 2018 North Carolina Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: Highway Patrolman D.J. Maffucci and NCTA Chairman Gerald Myers with Straight Truck division winners John Hathcock of FedEx Ground (third place) and Timothy Whitley of Old Dominion Freight Line (second place), Truck Driving Championships Chairman Alan Darr and Michael Bills of FedEx Express (first place), who also emerged from the weekend as Grand Champion. (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: Highway Patrolman D.J. Maffucci and 3-axle winners John Cecil of FedEx Freight (second place), David Rohman of FedEx Express (first place) and Andy Heffner of FedEx Express (third place). In back: North Carolina Highway Patrol Sgt. K.E. Moore and Highway Patrolman A.T. Bost (far right). (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: North Carolina Highway Patrolman A.T. Bost and NCTA Board Chairman Gerald Myers with 4-axle division winners Gerald Cannan of UPS (third place) and Brannon Herba of FedEx Ground (second place) and Truck Driving Championships Chairman Alan Darr with Larry Wilson of Food Lion/DelHaize America (first place). (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: North Carolina Highway Patrolman A.T. Bost, 5-axle division third-place winner Brian Atkins of Old Dominion Freight Lines, NCTA Chairman Gerald Myers with second-place winner Ray Warlick of Walmart Transportation and Truck Driving Championships Chairman Alan Darr with Basher Pierce of FedEx Freight, who took first in the division. (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: North Carolina Highway Patrol Sgt. K.E. Moore with flatbed division winners Andrew Truax of TCW Inc. (third place), Gene Bradshaw of Walmart Transportation (second place) and Brian Walker of UPS (first place). (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

Past Champion winner Dexter Norris of C&B Hauling (center) with North Carolina Trucking Association Chairman Gerald Myers (right) and Alan Darr (left), chairman of the 79th annual Truck Driving Championships. (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: North Carolina Highway Patrolman A.T. Bost and NCTA Board Chairman Gerald Myers with Pre-Trip Inspection winner David Rohman of FedEx Express and 2018 Truck Driving Championships Chairman Alan Darr. (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

John Hathcock of FedEx Ground won Rookie of the Year at the North Carolina Truck Driving Championships. With him are Highway Patrol Sgt. K.E. Moore (left), NCTA Board Chairman Gerald Myers (center left) and Alan Darr (right), chairman of the championships. (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: North Carolina Highway Patrolman D.J. Maffucci and NCTA Board Chairman Gerald Myers with sleeper division winners Joey Weavil of Old Dominion Freight Line (third place) and Christopher D. Serviss of Walmart Transportation (second place) and Truck Driving Championships Chairman Alan Darr with Jimmy Whitley of FedEx Ground (first place). (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: North Carolina Highway Patrolman A.T. Bost with step van division third-place finisher James Mraz of FedEx Ground, NCTA Chairman Gerald Myers with second-place winner Bobby Smith of FedEx Freight and first-place finisher Augustus Kern of FedEx Express with Alan Darr, chairman of the championships. (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: North Carolina Highway Patrolman D.J. Maffucci with tank truck division third-place finisher Allen McNeely of ABF Freight System, NCTA Chairman Gerald Myers with Leslie Barden of Smithfield Hog Production, who took second place, and Truck Driving Championships Chairman Alan Darr with Andrew Davis of UPS, who won first place. (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

From left: North Carolina Highway Patrolman A.T. Bost with twins division third-place finisher Mark Bryant of FedEx Ground, NCTA Board Chairman Gerald Myers with second-place winner Leonard Coleman of FedEx Freight and Truck Driving Championships Chairman Alan Darr with David Wagner of Old Dominion Freight Line, who won first place. (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

Top Tech-Industry winners (from left) were Kyle Ballard of Clarke Power Services (third place), Kelby Bentley of FedEx Freight (second place) and John Winstead of Old Dominion Freight Line (first place). (Photos courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)

Top Tech-Student division winners (from left) were Dylan Gusler of Forsyth Tech Community College (third place); Ben White, also of Forsyth, (second place) and Hunter Byrd of Johnston Community College (first place). (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Trucking Association)