In his previous four trips to the Nationals, David Comings of FedEx Freight did not have to carry the added pressure of being a reigning National Champion. After winning the 5-Axle National title and also earning the NTDC Grand Champion’s trophy in 2025, David knew that everyone who follows the NTDCs across the country would have their eyes on this May’s North Dakota State TDC.

As you will hear in this episode of the podcast, the challenge of carrying the extra weight of success achieved at the Nationals and the notoriety David has gained over the past year only provided added motivation when the State TDC took place in Fargo. While competing in 4-Axle, David punched his ticket to NTDC 2026 in Pittsburgh with a fifth consecutive state title. David also made it back-to-back State Grand Championships with his performance at the 2026 TDC.

NTDC Historian Eugene Mulero had a chance to catch up with David not long after the North Dakota event was in the books for 2026. Eugene has David look back at the past 12 months and they look ahead to Nationals. 

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