2019 Rhode Island Truck Driving Championships
NTDC 2019 RESULTS:
| Classification | Driver | Company | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Axle | Joseph Hicks | XPO Logistics | 272 | 21 |
| 4-Axle | Michael Richard | Frito Lay | 155 | 46 |
| 5-Axle | William Burns | A. Duie Pyle | 191 | 30 |
| Twins | Steven Migneault | FedEx Freight | 190 | 33 |
| Straight Truck | David Lumpkin | FedEx Express | 242 | 29 |
| Step Van | Keith Towne | FedEx Express | 294 | 21 |
2019 Recap
David Lumpkin Earns First Grand Champion Honor, but He's Thinking About His Son
Last year at the National Truck Driving Championships in Columbus, Ohio, 2019 Rhode Island Truck Driving Grand Champion David Lumpkin finished 23rd in the Step Van division.
His son, Stephen of New Jersey, finished 17th.
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“I’m kinda happy he’s in Step Van, and I’m in Straight Truck and I don’t have to go against him, because he’s a fierce competitor,” David joked.
The father-son duo, both of FedEx Express, are headed back to this year’s NTDC in Pittsburgh together as competitors. David won this year’s Rhode Island title out of the Straight Truck category June 1, and Stephen took first place in Step Van for the second straight time this past weekend in New Jersey.
2019 RESULTS:
| Classification | Winner | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Champion | David Lumpkin | FedEx Express |
| 3-Axle | Joseph Hicks | XPO Logistics |
| 4-Axle | Michael Richard | Frito Lay |
| 5-Axle | William Burns | A. Duie Pyle |
| Twins | Steven Migneault | FedEx Freight |
| Straight Truck | David Lumpkin | FedEx Express |
| Step Van | Keith Towne | FedEx Express |
2019 PHOTO GALLERY:
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2019 Preview
When: June 1, 2019
Where: Pawtucket, R.I., at the New England Tractor Trailer Training School
Field: The event will have 28 drivers.
Preview: Four-time Rhode Island Truck Driving Champion and 2010 ATA National Rookie of the Year Joseph Hicks will, once again, defend his crown at Rhode Island's Truck Driving Championships, which are being held June 1 this year at New England Tractor Trailer Training School in Pawtucket.
Read more: XPO Logistics' Joseph Hicks Returns to Defend Crown at Rhode Island Truck Driving Championships Field: More than 150 truck drivers are expected to compete in nine categories.
Preview: 2018 Grand Champion Terry Wood of Walmart Transportation will be back to defend his overall crown as well as his first-place finish in sleeper berth. -->
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2018 Recap
Hicks
XPO’s Joseph Hicks Wins Big in Rhode Island Truck Rodeo
Joseph Hicks of XPO Logistics, the rookie of the year at the National Truck Driving Championships in 2010, is ready to turn heads at the national contest this year after earning the Rhode Island Grand Champion title.
To go the distance at nationals this summer, it’ll take hard work and dedication, he emphasized. Hicks has earned top honors at states four times. “If you’re prepared and you’re good. And that’s all you need,” Hicks, a 13-year driver with XPO, told Transport Topics last month. “It’s just my opinion.”
Aside from hard work, Hicks has a secret weapon in his corner ensuring he clocks in long hours of practice. His wife, Barbara, helps him train, intensifying the practices on the weeks leading up to the national competition. The couple, together for more than two decades, spends weekends repeating drills and studying safety rules. She became hooked on truck safety methodology when Joseph entered the profession 16 years ago.
2018 RESULTS:
| Classification | Winner | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Champion | Joseph Hicks | XPO Logistics |
| 3-Axle | Joseph Hicks | XPO Logistics |
| 5-Axle | Karen Tierney | FedEx Express |
| 4-Axle | Eric Cornell | A. Duie Pyle |
| Straight Truck | Ryan Gagnon | Consumers Propane |
| Step Van | David Lumpkin | FedEx Express |
| Twins | Robert Burdett | FedEx Freight |
2018 PHOTO GALLERY:
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2018 VIDEO:
