Walmart drivers compete to win in the “Olympics” of trucking.
Every year thousands of drivers take part in Truck Driving Championships hosted by American Trucking Associations. And it should come as no surprise that truckers from Walmart’s private fleet are a big presence at both state and national competitions.
Check out all the Walmart drivers who won at their state competitions! First-place winners went on to compete at the National Truck Drivers Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana.
| STATE | TRANSP. OFFICE | DRIVER | PLACE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6806 | Jack Hix | Second | Sleeper |
| Alabama | 6806 | Steven Speer | Second | Flatbed and Rookie of the Year |
| Alabama | 6895 | Terry Mashburn | Second | Five-Axle |
| Arkansas | 6818 | Aaron Frisby | First | Twins and Team Trophy |
| Arkansas | 6801 | Al Mullen | - | Highest written test score (tie) and Team Trophy |
| Arkansas | 6801 | Bret McBain | First | Tanker and Team Trophy |
| Arkansas | 6818 | Johnny Bookout | Third | Five-Axle, highest written test score (tie) and Team Trophy |
| Arkansas | 6818 | Lisa Ray | Third | Step Van and Team Trophy |
| Arkansas | 6818 | Marcus Rush | First | Flatbed and Team Trophy |
| Arkansas | 6818 | Randy Lovell | Second | Tanker and Team Trophy |
| Arkansas | 6818 | Rick Dean | First | Four-Axle and Team Trophy |
| Arkansas | 6801 | Shane Simmons | Third | Tanker and Team Trophy |
| Arkansas | 6818 | Thomas Merril | Second | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| Arizona | 6831 | Dale Moyle | Second | Five-Axle |
| Arizona | 6831 | Eric Ramsdell | First | Flatbed |
| Arizona | 6831 | Greg Ryan | Second | Sleeper |
| Arizona | 6831 | Robert Cound | Third | Tanker |
| California | 6889 | John Matheson | Third | Daycab |
| California | 6826 | Karry Matthews | Second | Sleeper |
| California | 6826 | Rich Prescott | Second | Tanker |
| California | 7833 | Sam Harmer | Third | Sleeper |
| California | 6889 | Shane Naisbitt | First | Sleeper |
| California | 6889 | Steve Hutton | First | Flatbed |
| Colorado | 6819 | Dan Brandt | Second | Flatbed and Leo Wozniak Award |
| Colorado | 6819 | Mark Penick | Third | Tank |
| Delaware | 7834 | George Sweeney | First | Twins |
| Delaware | 7834 | Greg Ringgold | Second | Flatbed |
| Delaware | 7834 | Mike Wrigley | Second | Sleeper |
| Delaware | 7834 | Paul Marks | First | Sleeper |
| Delaware | 7834 | Phillip Brunhammer | First | Four-Axle and Grand Champion |
| Delaware | 7834 | Rob Davis | First | Flatbed |
| Delaware | 7834 | Robert Benton | First | Five-Axle |
| Delaware | 7834 | Tom Pettit | Second | Five-Axle |
| Florida | 7838 | Anthony Tirone | First | Sleeper and Best Pre-trip Inspection |
| Florida | 6820 | Danny Bradley | Second | Five-Axle |
| Florida | 6820 | Myles Riddle | Third | Tanker |
| Florida | 7838 | Robert Kent | Third | Three-Axle |
| Iowa | 6809 | Jerry Beckman | - | Team Trophy |
| Iowa | 6809 | Jim Stinemates | Third | Three-Axle and Team Trophy |
| Iowa | 6809 | Mark Brown | Second | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| Iowa | 6809 | Steven Knight | - | Team Trophy |
| Iowa | 6809 | Waybe Brumwell | - | Team Trophy |
| Illinois | 6892 | Joe Rychtarik | Third | Sleeper |
| Illinois | 6892 | Pete Palczynski | First | Sleeper and Best Pre-Trip Inspection |
| Illinois | 7824 | William "Cody" Diecks | Third | Four-Axle |
| Illinois | 7824 | William Diecks | Third | Four-Axle |
| Indiana | 6822 | Chuck Chrisman | Second | Five-Axle |
| Indiana | 7855 | David Schwartz | Second | Flatbed |
| Indiana | 7855 | Dennis Shirar | First | Tank |
| Indiana | 6817 | Mike White | First | Sleeper and Grand Champion |
| Indiana | 7575 | Nick Harding | Second | Four-Axle |
| Indiana | 6817 | Ron Marker | Second | Five-Axle |
| Kansas | 6835 | David Moffett | Third | Five-Axle |
| Kansas | 6835 | Jeff Davis | Third | Tank |
| Kansas | 6835 | Stevan Dixon | First | Sleeper |
| Kansas | 6835 | Tom Segebart | - | Rookie of the Year |
| Kentucky | 6897 | Christopher Turner | First | Sleeper |
| Kentucky | 6866 | Chuck Walen | Third | Flatbed |
| Kentucky | 6866 | Gerald Wrinkle | First | Tanker |
| Kentucky | 6897 | Jamie Dunn | Second | Five-Axle |
| Kentucky | 6897 | Jason Hall | Second | Flatbed |
| Kentucky | 6866 | Mike Schmidt | Second | Sleeper |
| Kentucky | 6866 | Tim Melton | Third | Five-Axle |
| Louisiana | 6848 | Christopher Colomb | Third | Flatbed |
| Louisiana | 6857 | Gary Lubag | Second | Straight Truck |
| Louisiana | 6848 | Johnnie Long | First | Tanker |
| Louisiana | 6857 | Joshua Smith | Second | Sleeper |
| Maine | 7814 | Dave Shnur | - | Team Trophy |
| Maine | 7814 | David Roberts | Second | Twins and Team Trophy |
| Maine | 7814 | Jason Murphy | Third | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| Maine | 7814 | Jonathon Sawyer | First | Flatbed and Team Trophy |
| Maine | 7814 | Kenneth Duncan | First | Five-Axle and Team Trophy |
| Maine | 7814 | Robert Fernald | First | Four-Axle and Team Trophy |
| Michigan | 6843 | Dave Evans | Second | Sleeper |
| Michigan | 6843 | Eric Halchisak | Second | Twins |
| Michigan | 6843 | Steve Elliston | First | Tanker |
| Minnesota | 6825 | Jordan Smith | First | Sleeper |
| Missouri | 6865 | Rod Werner | Second | Sleeper |
| Mississippi | 6811 | Ricky Sharp | Second | Flatbed and Team Trophy |
| Mississippi | 6811 | Dennis Middleton | - | Team Trophy |
| Mississippi | 6811 | Jason Matte | Third | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| Mississippi | 6811 | Keith Reynaud | First | Straight Truck and Team Trophy |
| Mississippi | 6811 | Rickey Oliver | First | Tank and Team Trophy |
| Mississippi | 6872 | Terry White | - | Team Trophy |
| North Carolina | 9855 | Alan Cross | Second | Tanker |
| North Carolina | 6840 | Dan Harp | First | Flatbed |
| North Carolina | 6870 | John Sadler | First | Sleeper |
| North Carolina | 6840 | Lawrence Burgess | Second | Sleeper |
| North Carolina | 6840 | Russell Grubbs | Second | Five-Axle and Rookie of the Year |
| Nebraska | 7818 | Garet Poland | Second | Three-Axle |
| New Hampshire | 6830 | Christopher Stockton | First | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| New Hampshire | 6830 | Kerry Jenkins | First | Five-Axle and Team Trophy |
| New Hampshire | 7814 | Richard Hill | First | Flatbed and Team Trophy |
| New Hampshire | 6830 | Richard Samson | Second | Flatbed, Best Pre-trip Inspection and Team Trophy |
| New Hampshire | 6830 | Stephen Toohey, Jr. | Second | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| New Hampshire | 6830 | Steven Royce | Third | Four-Axle and Team Trophy |
| Nevada | 6829 | Ron Bosworth | Third | Five-Axle |
| New York | 6838 | David Cady | First | Sleeper |
| New York | 6838 | John Levine-Pritzker | Third | Five-Axle |
| New York | 6896 | Timothy Schultz | Third | Sleeper and Rookie of the Year |
| Ohio | 6824 | Jason Imhoff | First | Straight Truck |
| Ohio | 7817 | Oliver Humphrey | Third | Five-Axle |
| Oklahoma | 7815 | Douglas Taylor | Third | Tanker |
| Oklahoma | 7815 | Lavern Reimer | Second | Five-Axle |
| Oklahoma | 7815 | Sonny Warren | First | Sleeper |
| Oregon | 6837 | Paul Kershaw | Second | Sleeper |
| Oregon | 6837 | Shawn Marks | Third | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| Pennsylvania | 6847 | Allen Boyd | First | Tanker and Team Trophy |
| Pennsylvania | 6847 | Eric Waybright | Second | Twins and Team Trophy |
| Pennsylvania | 6880 | Gene Bartlett | Second | Flatbed and Team Trophy |
| Pennsylvania | 6880 | Terry Wood | Second | Sleeper, best written test and Team Trophy |
| Tennessee | 6839 | Phil Shelton | Second | Flatbed |
| Texas | 7836 | Ezzard Parks | Third | Sleeper |
| Texas | 7836 | Gerald Mcgahuey | Third | Tanker |
| Texas | 6836 | John Graser | First | Five-Axle and Pre-trip Inspection |
| Texas | 7836 | Julio Pineda Jr. | Third | Five-Axle |
| Texas | 6812 | Shaw Jeter | Second | Sleeper and Best Pre-Trip Inspection |
| Utah | 6829 | Barry Geck | First | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| Utah | 7826 | Brandan Crosgrove | First | Five-Axle and Team Trophy |
| Utah | 7826 | Lynn Wilson | Second | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| Utah | 6829 | Nate Webster | Third | Straight Truck and Team Trophy |
| Utah | 6829 | Robert Bjelland | First | Three-Axle, Rookie of the Year and Team Trophy |
| Utah | 6890 | Shawn Cobb | Third | Sleeper and Team Trophy |
| Utah | 7826 | Von Trivett | Second | Flatbed and Team Trophy |
| Virginia | 6823 | Chris Walker | First | Tanker |
| Virginia | 7845 | Donald Lucas | Third | Five-Axle |
| Virginia | 6823 | Jim Hines | Second | Sleeper |
| Virginia | 6823 | Ron Waorthley | Second | Flatbed |
| Washington | 7821 | Nick Lebow | Second | Sleeper |
| Washington | 7821 | Taylan Jackson | Second | Straight Truck and Best Pre-trip Inspection |
| Wisconsin | 6825 | Bill Thielke | Third | Five-Axle |
| Wisconsin | 7839 | Rob Hill | Third | Sleeper |
| West Virginia | 6824 | Greg Murphy | Second | Sleeper |
| West Virginia | 7877 | Mark Oliva | Second | Tank |
Between September 11—17, 2022, we’re celebrating our Drivers and Techs. Watch for more stories about the amazing associates who do more than deliver every day!
