NTDC 2025 Road To Minneapolis Dispatch

An Ambassador Of Safety, Roland Bolduc Returning For 20th NTDC

If you have ever had the opportunity to spend five minutes with Roland Bolduc, you would see that it’s very clear safety has remained as a constant and a motivator throughout what has been an amazing career that now spans 41 years. As you will hear in this episode of...

NTDC 2025 Qualifiers: Alphabetical Listings By Each Division

According to the NTDC 2025 Organizing Committee, there are 425 state champions across nine vehicle divisions who have registered to compete in Minneapolis when this year’s edition of the National Truck Driving and National Step Van Driving Championships begin on...

Update On NTDC 2025 Preparations From ATA’s Jacob Pierce As Final Countdown Begins

Seven months and 45 episodes ago, Jacob Pierce from the American Trucking Associations was the first featured guest on this podcast just three days into the start of the New Year. Now, as we stand less than three weeks away from the start of NTDC 2025, Jacob returns...

Massachusetts’ Chris Buswell Travels Full Circle With State Grand Champ Title

When FedEx’s Chris Buswell heard his name called for the first time as the Grand Champion of Massachusetts, it just happened to be the voice of the same person who shared some important advice with Chris several years ago. Brian Singelais, the 2015 National Champ in...

11-Time Oregon Grand Champion Dan Shamrell Ready For His 19th NTDC Trip

How do you become a living legend within the NTDC Community? That’s the one question we did not ask Dan Shamrell, who is our featured guest on this episode of the podcast. First of all, Dan is far too humble to try to attempt to answer that question. As you will hear...

2014 Grand Champion Jeff Langenhahn Part Of Stacked NTDC 2025 Tanker Field

When the competitors in the Tanker Class gather at NTDC 2025 in Minneapolis, this division will feature three National Grand Champions. Tanker includes the past two NTDC Grand Champions with Jackie Reed in 2024 and Gragg Wilson in 2023. The third member of the Grand...

NTDC 2025 Organizing Committee Member Heath Arnold Inspired By Example of Champions

Much in the same way that professional drivers from across the country prepare for their State TDC that will give them a shot at qualifying for the National Championships, Heath Arnold is drawn to serve as a volunteer at the state and national levels of the...

Back-To-Back NY State Grand Champ Mark McLean Continues To Excel

How do you top winning the State Grand Championship in New York in 2024? Mark McLean of FedEx Freight provided that answer in 2025 when he became the back-to-back Grand Champion from the Empire State. For Mark, who is a veteran of TDC competitions dating back some 20...

Florida Grand Champion Miguel Sanchez Dedicated To Staying Prepared

Miguel Sanchez of UPS believes in preparation. Like countless professional drivers on the road today, Miguel stays prepared for the unexpected. In the hours before the Florida Trucking Association held its awards dinner for this year’s Sunshine State Truck Driving...

Family Support Helps To Fuel Ritch Fundell’s Continued Excellence

In early June, Ritch Fundell brought home his fifth Grand Championship for the state of Illinois. One of the many people in the crowd cheering Ritch as he won the Tanker Class Championship en route to the day’s top trophy was his son, who had driven five hours from...