GREENWICH, Conn., Aug. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Three drivers from XPO (NYSE: XPO), a number one supplier of LTL freight transportation in North America, took residence prime awards tonight on the 2024 Nationwide Truck Driving Championships (NTDC). The competitors, generally known as the Tremendous Bowl of Security, was held in Indianapolis from August 21 to 24.
The XPO drivers honored at this 12 months’s nationwide championships had been:
- Brandon Hardy (Las Vegas, Nevada): First place within the five-axle class. Brandon has over a million accident-free miles and made his tenth look at NTDC this 12 months.
- Joe Hicks (Cranston, Rhode Island): First place within the four-axle class. Joe returned to nationals for the tenth time after inserting second within the three-axle class on the 2023 NTDC.
- Wealthy Sweeney (Chicopee, Massachusetts): Recipient of the distinguished Neill Darmstadter Skilled Excellence Award, offered to the contestant who most exemplifies the very best attributes of an expert truck driver. Wealthy has over two million accident-free miles and made his fifteenth NTDC look this 12 months.
Ina Daly (Phoenix, Arizona) additionally was named a finalist within the flatbed class. A trucking business trailblazer with over three million accident-free miles, Ina returned to nationals for the seventeenth time after receiving the Neill Darmstadter Skilled Excellence award final 12 months. In 2013, she made historical past as the primary girl named a nationwide champion at NTDC.
In complete, 22 XPO drivers hailing from 16 states competed on the 2024 NTDC. Every certified for the nationwide competitors by profitable their state truck driving championships and sustaining an accident-free driving document for a minimum of one 12 months.
XPO’s outcomes at this 12 months’s championships had been among the many strongest of the 65 groups collaborating.
Mario Harik, chief government officer of XPO, stated, We’re proud to have a crew of world-class drivers who preserve our roads secure whereas offering distinctive service for our prospects. Their talent, professionalism and dedication to security had been on full show at this 12 months’s Nationwide Truck Driving Championships and on the state competitions that led as much as it. Congratulations to our drivers, and thanks to all of the relations, family members and colleagues who supported them alongside the way in which.
A whole overview of XPO’s crew at this 12 months’s nationwide finals could be discovered at bit.ly/XPO-2024-NTDC.
About XPO
XPO, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) is a frontrunner in asset-based less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation in North America. The corporate’s customer-focused group effectively strikes 18 billion kilos of freight per 12 months, enabled by its proprietary expertise. XPO serves roughly 52,000 prospects with 610 places and 39,000 workers in North America and Europe, with headquarters in Greenwich, Conn., USA. Go to xpo.com for extra info, and join with XPO on LinkedIn, Fb (NASDAQ:), X, Instagram and YouTube.
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