A FedEx Express driver won this year’s Arizona Trucking Association Truck Driving Championship.
Held at Tempe Diablo Stadium, this year’s event brought together more than 170 professional drivers.
David Coffel of FedEx Express earned the title of grand champion. Other special award recipients included:
- Best Skills/Driving Course: David Coffel, FedEx Express
- Best Pre-Trip Inspection: Victor Cruz, FedEx Freight
- David Messmer Rookie of the Year: Harley Hornecker, UPS
Coffel and eight additional class winners will represent Team Arizona at the National Truck Driving Championships in Minneapolis, Aug. 20–23. There, they will compete against over 430 of the nation’s best professional drivers.
2025 Arizona Truck Driving Championship results include:
STEP VAN / PACKAGE CAR
1st – Juan Rodriguez Torres, FedEx Express
2nd – Timothy Abercrombie, FedEx Express
3rd – Myles Mohan, FedEx Express
STRAIGHT TRUCK
1st – Adam Sheldon, Shamrock Foods Co. (Rookie)
2nd – Victor Cruz, FedEx Freight (Rookie)
3rd – Ulric Johnson, FedEx Express (Rookie)
3 AXLE
1st – Raul Acosta, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
2nd – Radulfo Salgado, ABF Freight Systems
3rd – Wendi Dodson, UPS
4 AXLE
1st – David Coffel, FedEx Express
2nd – Gibran Meneses, FedEx Freight
3rd – Ramon Diaz, FedEx Freight
5 AXLE TRACTOR TRAILER
1st – Zachary Joe, Performance Food Service (Rookie)
2nd – James Imboden, Performance Food Service (Rookie)
3rd – Nathan Voss, UPS
FLATBEDS
1st – Ina Daly, XPO Logistics, Inc.
2nd – Glenn Lougheed, Walmart Supply Chain
3rd – David Bond, ABF Freight Systems
TANKERS
1st – Greg Ziegler, XPO Logistics, Inc.
2nd – Juan Hernandez Jr, Circle K (Rookie)
3rd – Eric Ramsdell, Walmart Supply Chain
5 AXLE SLEEPER
1st – Dale Moyle, Walmart Supply Chain
2nd – Shirley Settles, Walmart Supply Chain
3rd – Duane Donner, Walmart Supply Chain
TRACTOR TRAILER – TWINS
1st – Sam Smith, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
2nd – Mohammed Khan, FedEx Freight
3rd – Roy Hindson, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Drivers competed in three phases:
- A written exam testing knowledge of industry regulations, safety, health and wellness, first aid, fire safety, and security;
- A pre-trip inspection, requiring drivers to identify safety-related equipment defects; and
- A skills/driving course featuring six challenges designed to simulate real-world driving conditions.
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