Are You Ready? 2026 State TDC Schedule Is Rolling
May 1, 2026

The countdown toward the Road To Pittsburgh and NTDC 2026 is underway as the schedule for the State Truck Driving Championships is in motion for the 49 states that will be sending champions to compete in the Steel City this August. The state of Texas had the honor of batting in the leadoff spot when the Texas Trucking Association held the first of its state’s three regional TDC competitions in San Antonio, March 20-21. Arizona, meanwhile, is the first state to send a group of State Champions on the Road To Pittsburgh when the State Association held its its TDC on March 28th in Tempe. If you would like to review the full list of the state champions and trophy winners from Arizona, please click here.

PodWheels would like to thank the American Trucking Associations and the NTDC Organizing Committee for providing the 2026 State TDC Schedule to share with you through this post. If you would like to get more information about the TDC in your state, just click on the individual listings in the State Category. We have provided a link to the State Association hosting that TDC. Also, on many of the listings, the link will take you to the page with the latest information on that particular TDC. If we learn of any changes to the State TDC schedule, we will update these listings when the information becomes available.

State TDC Schedule For 2026

StateDateLocation
Texas – San Antonio Regional March 20-21Selma, Texas
ArizonaMarch 28 (See Results)Tempe
California Northern RegionalApril 11West Sacramento
WashingtonApril 11Pasco
California Southern RegionalApril 25Arcadia
South CarolinaApril 24-25Columbia
CaliforniaApril 26Arcadia
GeorgiaApril 23–24Buford
Texas – Houston Regional April 23–24Houston
Texas – Dallas/
Fort Worth Regional
May 1-2Midlothian
TennesseeMay 1-2Nashville
IdahoMay 2Meridian
NevadaMay 2Las Vegas
MississippiMay 1-2Gulfport
KentuckyMay 8-9Lexington
North DakotaMay 9Fargo
New MexicoMay 15–16Albuquerque
OhioMay 15–16Sandusky
WisconsinMay 15–16Appleton
MaineMay 16Hermon
South Dakota May 16Sioux Falls
OregonMay 16Portland
TexasMay 29-30Waco
New Hampshire May 30Pembroke, NH
VermontMay 30Pembroke, NH
New JerseyMay 30-31Atlantic City
FloridaJune 4-6Daytona Beach
AlabamaJune 4-5Hoover
North CarolinaJune 4-6Raleigh
UtahJune 4-6Salt Lake City
AlaskaJune 5-6Anchorage
IllinoisJune 5-6Tinley Park
IndianaJune 5-6Indianapolis
MichiganJune 5-6Lansing
NebraskaJune 5-6Grand Island
MissouriJune 5-6Branson
New YorkJune 5-6Syracuse
ColoradoJune 6Brighton
DelawareJune 6Timonium, MD 
MarylandJune 6Timonium, MD 
WyomingJune 6Cheyenne
IowaJune 11-12Altoona
VirginiaJune 11-13Petersburg
Pennsylvania June 12-14Pocono
OklahomaJune 12-13Oklahoma City
Connecticut June 13Somers, CT
Massachusetts June 13Somers, CT
Rhode IslandJune 13Somers, CT
MinnesotaJune 13Columbus
MontanaJune 13Helena
Louisiana June 19-20Baton Rouge
West VirginiaJune 20Grafton
ArkansasJune 26-27Rogers
KansasJune 26-27Mulvane

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