TMC Announces 87 Finalists in TMCSuperTech Heavy-Duty Track
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2019
TMC Announces 87 Finalists in TMCSuperTech Heavy-Duty Track
Raleigh, North Carolina — Today, American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council announced the 87 TMCSuperTech competitors advancing to the Day 2 Heavy-Duty Track Hands-On Skills Challenge. The competition launched this morning at the Raleigh Convention Center.
The winners of the Sunday stations are:
| HD1: Written Test | Jeff Schlecht, Omaha Truck Center, Inc. |
| HD2: RP Manual | Philip Barlow, FedEx Freight |
| HD3: Wiring Diagrams | Charles Gleason, United Parcel Service, Inc. |
| HD4: Safety & Environmental | Philip Barlow, FedEx Freight |
| HD5: Lubricants & Fuels | Richard Davis, NationaLease |
| HD6: Coolants & DEF | James Prajzner, United Parcel Service, Inc. |
| HD7: Aftertreatment #1 | Josh Wilson, Penn Power Group |
| HD9: Fasteners | Christopher Tate, Mohawk Truck Inc. |
| HD10: Precision Measuring | Kyle Ballard, Clarke Power Services, Inc. |
| HD11: Service Information | Jeff Schlecht, Omaha Truck Center, Inc. |
| HD12: CSA Compliance | Kelby Bentley, FedEx Freight |
| HD13: Cybersecurity | Christopher Tate, Mohawk Truck Inc. |
The 87 heavy-duty track finalists advancing to Day 2, listed by contestant number, are:
| NO | FIRST | LAST | COMPANY_NAME | STATE CHAMP |
| 1 | Christopher | Tate | Mohawk Truck Inc. | NY State Champion |
| 2 | Randy | Qualls | Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC | |
| 3 | Steve | Willis | FedEx Freight | |
| 4 | Rudolph | Laguna | H-E-B Grocery Co. | |
| 5 | Patrick | McGinley | McKee Foods Transportation, LLC | |
| 6 | Robert | Gonzalez | Ryder System, Inc. | FL State Champion |
| 8 | Michael | Gavrielides | TravelCenters of America | |
| 9 | Donald | Allison | Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC | MO State Champion |
| 10 | Bradford | Calfee | Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC | TN State Champion |
| 11 | Joseph | Anderson | TravelCenters of America | GA State Champion |
| 12 | Brian | Peters | NationaLease | |
| 13 | Jeff | Schlecht | Omaha Truck Center, Inc. | |
| 14 | Doug | Nickles | FedEx Freight | |
| 16 | William | Zwisle | Excel Truck Group | |
| 17 | Curtis | Madsen | Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage | MT State Champion |
| 18 | Matthew | Sloan | FedEx Freight | |
| 19 | Larry | Coatney | FedEx Freight | AR State Champion |
| 20 | Kyle | Ballard | Clarke Power Services, Inc. | NC State Champion |
| 21 | Toby | De Voy | TravelCenters of America | |
| 22 | Terry | White | TravelCenters of America | |
| 23 | Erick | Lincoln | Rush Enterprises, Inc. | NM State Champion |
| 24 | Ben | Siron | Excel Truck Group | |
| 25 | Adam | Martin | W. W. Williams | |
| 26 | Philip | Barlow | FedEx Freight | |
| 27 | Kelby | Bentley | FedEx Freight | |
| 28 | Jamie | Smith | FedEx Freight | |
| 29 | James | Prajzner | United Parcel Service, Inc. | MI State Champion |
| 30 | John | Kidd | TravelCenters of America | MD State Champion |
| 31 | Jason | Lott | TravelCenters of America | CO State Champion |
| 32 | Tommy | Crenshaw | McKee Foods Transportation, LLC | |
| 33 | Matt | Weiman | Weiman Diesel Repair | IL State Champion |
| 34 | Jose' | Feliciano | Dickinson Fleet Services | |
| 35 | Corey | Tegeler | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | |
| 36 | Jared | Rowley | Penn Power Group | |
| 37 | Alexander | Schmidt | TEC Equipment Inc | OR State Champion |
| 38 | Josh | Keiser | Clarke Power Services, Inc. | |
| 39 | Jason | Vanderhoof | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | |
| 40 | Aaron | Cummins | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | |
| 41 | Jacob | Gernetzke | Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC | WI State Champion |
| 42 | Richard | Davis | NationaLease | |
| 43 | John | Rivera | Ryder System, Inc. | |
| 44 | Matthew | Wiley | United Parcel Service, Inc. | |
| 45 | Charles | Gleason | United Parcel Service, Inc. | |
| 46 | Dominick | Bates | Western Express, Inc. | |
| 47 | Jeremiah | Johnson | Freightliner Trucks | ME State Champion |
| 48 | Patrick | Barone | Clarke Power Services, Inc. | |
| 49 | Michael | Krause | Clarke Power Services, Inc. | |
| 50 | Jeremy | Piepmeier | Dickinson Fleet Services | |
| 51 | Garrett | Bankston | Clarke Power Services, Inc. | |
| 52 | Brian | Judy | RT&T Repair | |
| 53 | Josh | Wilson | Penn Power Group | |
| 54 | Alex | Manroe | Penn Power Group | |
| 55 | James | Hawkins | TravelCenters of America | |
| 56 | Shane | Riffe | Ruan | |
| 57 | Marc | Place | FedEx Freight | |
| 58 | Chris | Czerwinski | FedEx Freight | |
| 59 | Bobby | Key | Best Specialized | |
| 60 | Bryan | Delgado | PepsiCo, Inc. | |
| 61 | Andrew | Brown | Truck Center Companies | |
| 62 | Daniel | Wager | PepsiCo, Inc. | |
| 63 | Michael | Sandmeier | First Vehicle Services | |
| 64 | Nathan | Vanderburg | PepsiCo, Inc. | |
| 65 | Justin | Caruso | United Parcel Service, Inc. | |
| 67 | Sam | Hawkins | NationaLease | |
| 68 | James | Otto | Penn Power Group | |
| 70 | David | Dearstyne | FedEx Freight | |
| 71 | Matthew | Williamson | FedEx Freight | |
| 72 | James | Wheetley | Ruan | |
| 73 | Dustin | Mosley | W. W. Williams | |
| 74 | Daniel | Connolly | W. W. Williams | |
| 75 | Anthony | DeGroot | Bison Transport Inc. | |
| 76 | Michael | Solvey | TravelCenters of America | OH State Champion |
| 77 | Mitchell | Engelkes | Ruan Transport | |
| 78 | Neal | Cline | Excel Truck Group | |
| 79 | Travis | McCool | RDO Truck Center | NE State Champion |
| 80 | Michael | Grimm | Frito Lay Inc. | |
| 81 | Timothy | Crispin | Harrison Truck Centers | IA State Champion |
| 82 | James | Benedict | The Service Company | |
| 83 | Andrew | Pate | Clean Harbors | |
| 84 | Billy Joe | Dyck | Clean Harbors | |
| 85 | Daniel | Miller | Clean Harbors | |
| 87 | John | Protzman | Rumpke Consolidated Companies | |
| 88 | Jason | Felix | Rumpke Consolidated Companies | |
| 90 | Justin | Williams | Amerit Fleet Solutions | |
| 91 | Larry | Parks | Amerit Fleet Solutions | |
| 93 | Joshua | Shoaf | National Fleet Management | |
| 95 | Joshua | Dills | National Fleet Management |