20 Yellow Transportation Drivers Qualify to Compete in National Truck Driving Championships
20 Yellow Transportation Drivers Qualify to Compete in National Truck Driving Championships
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug 4, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Yellow Transportation, the largest subsidiary of Yellow Corporation (Nasdaq: YELL), today announced that 20 of its professional drivers qualified to compete in the 2003 National Truck Driving Championships, sponsored by the American Trucking Association (ATA). The competition, which promotes safe driving, will be held August 19-23 in Columbus, Ohio.
Yellow is competing for its third consecutive National Grand Champion title. Among the 20 drivers are 7 first-time state champions, the highest number of first-time state champions to drive on the Yellow Nationals team.
"Yellow holds quality and safety in the highest regard so we are extremely proud to have 20 drivers representing the company at the National Truck Driving Championships," said James Welch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Yellow Transportation. "Their performance throughout the year demonstrates the driving skill, commitment to safety and true professionalism that all Yellow employees strive for."
The drivers qualified by winning their state competition and being accident free for one year. Additionally, the drivers must remain accident free through the Nationals. The competition allows the drivers an opportunity to demonstrate their driving skills and knowledge of the industry through a series of tests. These include written and oral examinations, a vehicle pre- trip inspection test and a skills test behind the wheel.
Yellow driver Jim March, a linehaul driver at the Yellow service center in Lancaster, PA, will be defending his title as National Grand Champion. Yellow also captured the top honor in 2001.
The names of the 20 qualifying drivers, along with the other 175 Yellow driving professionals who participated in state level driving contests, will be featured on the #1 Yellow race car during the August 22 Busch Grand National Series race in Bristol, TN.
The 20 Yellow Transportation professional drivers who have qualified to compete in the 2003 National Truck Driving Championships include:
Driver Class Services Center
Paul Angle Twin Trailers Green Bay, Wis.
Pete Angrick Four-axle Indianapolis, Ind.
David Blanchette Five-axle Burlington, Vt.
Ed Campbell Tank Truck Portland, Ore.
Gerald Cudmore Twin Trailers Watertown, S.D.
Steve DiTomasso Four-axle Providence, R.I.
Steve Fields Twin Trailers Kansas City, Mo
Bruce Green Five-axle Kansas City, Mo.
Mark Hassemer Four-axle Green Bay, Wis.
Bob Hess Five-axle Maybrook, N.Y.
Jerry Kraetsch Flatbed Rochester, Minn.
Jim March Twin Trailers Lancaster, Pa.
Kenneth Meyer Flatbed Maybrook, N.Y.
Dave Murphy Five-axle Boise, Idaho
Neil Nogues Straight truck Manchester, N.H.
Claud Perrett Twin Trailers Jackson, Miss.
Eugene Repp Twin Trailers Salisbury, Md.
Tom Tweten Straight truck Fargo, N.D.
Jim Wilcox Three-axle Farmington, N.M.
Jimmie Wisley Three-axle Wichita, Kan.
About Yellow Corporation
Yellow Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a holding company that through wholly owned operating subsidiaries offers its customers a wide range of asset and non-asset based transportation services integrated by technology. Its largest subsidiary, Yellow Transportation, offers a full range of regional, national and international services for the movement of industrial, commercial and retail goods. Meridian IQ is a non-asset global transportation management company that plans and coordinates the movement of goods worldwide. Yellow Technologies provides innovative technology solutions and services exclusively for Yellow Corporation companies. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Yellow Corporation employs approximately 23,000 people.
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