Rifat BecirevicFlorida Trucking Association
Rifat Becirevic was the grand champion of the competition staged by the Florida Trucking Association. He also won the five-axle class.
Some 1,220 drivers competed in the event held in Daytona Beach.
The class winners were:
- 3 Axle: Rusty Pederson, FedEx Freight
- 4 Axle: Juan Velez, UPS
- 5 Axle: Rifat Becirevic, Publix Super Markets
- Flatbed: Edward Pennington, FedEx Freight
- Sleeper: Fred Combs, Walmart Transportation
- Straight: Joseph Michael Hipsher, Publix Super Markets
- Tanker: Dennis Rollins, Florida Rock & Tank Lines
- Twins: Jason Vanscoten, ABF Freight Systems
- Step Van: Judith Stoffo, FedEx Ground
- Auto Transport: Matthew Cole, Proficient Auto Transport
For the first time, there was an Florida Department of Transportation class, all driving in a separate straight truck class. FDOT employees also both attended and served as volunteers for the event. As a state agency, their class was separated out, as they cannot compete for ATA Nationals.
The winner of the FDOT class was a rookie driver Dustin Steinborn.
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