On May 20th & 21st, the 2022 WI Truck Driving Championships were held at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, WI. Day One of the competition started off with a driver’s meeting & 50 question written exam. Sixty-Four drivers competed this year in 8 different classes of competition. On the second day of competition, the drivers tackled pre-trip and the skills course. The results of the two day competition were announced at the awards banquet on Saturday night at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Appelton.
Thank you to all those who participated, volunteered and sponsored this great and important event!
2022 Class Winners
Straight Truck
1st Place – Brent Glassenap, FedEx Freight
2nd Place – Robert Kester, QTC Management
3rd Place – Nicholas Jarntowski, Old Dominion Freight Line
3-Axle Van
1st Place – Bary Kraemer, XPO Logistics
2nd Place – Michael Dicosola, FedEx Freight
4-Axle Van
1st Place – Andrew Rynearson, XPO Logistics
2nd Place – Paul Smith, FedEx Freight
3rd Place – Kenny Valet, Old Dominion Freight Line
5-Axle Van
1st Place – Duane Staveness, FedEx Freight
2nd Place – Matthew Boenisch, FedEx Freight
3rd Place – William Thielke, Walmart – Menonomie
Tank
1st Place – Tom Fullerton, XPO Logistics
2nd Place – Scott Carlson, WW Trucking
3rd Place – Gary Pingel, Old Dominion Freight Line
Flatbed
1st Place – Ben Messanger, XPO Logistics
2nd Place – Neal Nemitz, Old Dominion Freight Line
3rd Place – Glenn Foxx, FedEx Freight
Sleeper
1st Place – Michael Gallagher, Duplainville Transport
2nd Place – Neal LeClaire, Duplainville Transport
3rd Place – Rob Hill, Walmart – Beaver Dam
Twin Trailers
1st Place – Jeff Langenhahn, XPO Logistics
2nd Place – Cory Pientka, FedEx Freight
3rd Place – Jose Tirado, FedEx Freight
Grand Champion – Duane Staveness, FedEx Freight