Pennsylvania State Truck Driving Championships

Terry Wood of Walmart Transportation hoists the Grand Champion trophy. Wood also won first place in the Sleeper Berth division. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

In the 3-axle division, Steve Allison of Walmart Transportation (center) took first place while Andy Glock of A. Duie Pyle (left) took second and Daniel Glatfelter of FedEx Freight (right) placed third. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

In the 4-axle division, Matthew Fletcher of Martin Brower (center) took first place while Ron Emenheiser of Walmart (right) won second and Chris Sutton of UPS Freight (left) placed third. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

In the 5-axle division, Bryan Krol of Martin Brower (center) won first place while Dean Herb of Giant Food Stores (left) took second and Luis Rivera of Old Dominion Freight (right) won third. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

In Flatbed, Troy Wolf of A&S Kinard (center) won first place while Daryl Miller of Lift Inc. (left) took second and John DiGiacomo of Martin Brower (right) came in third. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

In the Sleeper Berth division, Terry Wood of Walmart Transportation (center), who was also Grand Champion, took first place while Robert Walker of FedEx Freight (left) placed second and Chad Purbaugh of CVS Transportation (right) won third. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

In Step Van, Chad Keefer FedEx Ground (center) won first place while James Evans of FedEx Freight (left) took second and Gregory McMichael of Turkey Hill (right) placed third. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

In the Straight Truck division, Robert Dolan of XPO Logistics (center) took first place while Bart Masciulli of FedEx Express (right) placed second and Michael Light of FedEx Freight (left) won third. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

In the Tank category, Brian Smeltzer of RH Crawford (center) won first place while Joe Allen Boyd of Walmart Transportation (left) took second and Dustin Smith of FedEx Freight (right) placed third. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

In the Twins division, Croydon Ostriche of UPS Freight (center) won first place while John Brownawell of YRC Freight (left) took second and Mike McCardel of FedEx Gound (right) placed third. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

Drivers who participated in the Pennsylvania Truck Driving Championships stand along the perimeter of the banquet hall before the awards ceremony begins. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

Terry Wood, Pennsylvania’s Grand Champion, is photographed by his father, Cleon, a truck driver himself. Wood says he entered the industry because of his dad. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

A driver backs a truck into a makeshift loading dock. The drill was one of six exercises participants were tasked with at the Pennsylvania Truck Driving Championships. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

A FedEx driver backs a 5-axle truck into a makeshift loading dock. The objective was to back into the space without knocking the posts that replicate the dock. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

Inspectors measure a contestant’s parking abilities. The goal was to park so that the axle aligned evenly with the center of the of the mat, which mimicked a weigh station. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

Drivers study their scores. Drivers competed in one of nine categories: 3-axle, 4-axle, 5-axle, Flatbed, Sleeper Berth, Step Van, Straight Truck, Tank Truck and Twins. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

A driver behind the wheel of a Pitt Ohio truck rounds an obstacle in one of six drills contestants encountered. The goal was to execute a tight turn while avoiding the rubber duck. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

The driver of a FedEx step van approaches the course’s first exercise, which asked drivers to park evenly along a strip. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

Trophies wait to be claimed at the awards banquet. The ceremony crowned winners from each truck class, as well as drivers with top test scores, a rookie of the year and best teams. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

The driver of a A&S Kinard sleeper berth truck turns before a ring of cones. Touching one of the cones would result in a zero. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

Inspectors approach a sleeper berth truck to examine how closely the orange strip of tape on the front of the vehicle aligns with the bulls-eye on the ground. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)

A contestant maneuvers a YRC truck around a turn before a series of cones. This exercise marked the second drill in the course drivers went through. (Photo by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics)