OD to Send 17 Drivers to National Truck Driving Championships in Indianapolis

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July 11, 2022

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is set to send 17 drivers to next month's National Truck Driving Championship (NTDC), hosted by the American Trucking Associations. The annual competition is an extraordinary display of truck driving professionalism and safety where drivers compete through a series of tests and obstacles.

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Each contestant qualified for the NTDC by winning his/her individual state championship title earlier this year. OD had 250 drivers compete across 39 state-level competitions, yielding 64 podium finishers and 17 first-place finishers. OD also had Grand Champions in Michigan, Tennessee, and Utah.

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"We're very proud of all of the Truck Driving Championship contestants and their commitment to safety," said Wes Herek, senior safety manager for OD and NTDC committee member. "Each driver spends hours practicing and preparing for these competitions, which ultimately makes them safer truck drivers."

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The Championships are a great incentive for professional truck drivers to operate safely because they must be accident-free for at least one year prior to the competition. Many of the competitors have millions of accident-free driving miles to their credit.

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The NTDC will begin August 16^th and will run through August 19^th at the Indianapolis Convention Center. 

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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is set to send 17 drivers to next month's National Truck Driving Championship (NTDC), hosted by the American Trucking Associations. The annual competition is an extraordinary display of truck driving professionalism and safety where drivers compete through a series of tests and obstacles.

Each contestant qualified for the NTDC by winning his/her individual state championship title earlier this year. OD had 250 drivers compete across 39 state-level competitions, yielding 64 podium finishers and 17 first-place finishers. OD also had Grand Champions in Michigan, Tennessee, and Utah.

"We're very proud of all of the Truck Driving Championship contestants and their commitment to safety," said Wes Herek, senior safety manager for OD and NTDC committee member. "Each driver spends hours practicing and preparing for these competitions, which ultimately makes them safer truck drivers."

The Championships are a great incentive for professional truck drivers to operate safely because they must be accident-free for at least one year prior to the competition. Many of the competitors have millions of accident-free driving miles to their credit.

The NTDC will begin August 16^th and will run through August 19^th at the Indianapolis Convention Center.