NTDC 2025 Road To Minneapolis Dispatch

Florida Grand Champion Miguel Sanchez Dedicated To Staying Prepared

by gregthompson | July 19, 2025 | Featured, NTDC, NTDC News | 0 Comments

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

by gregthompson | July 17, 2025 | Featured, NTDC, NTDC News | 0 Comments

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...

National Championship Driving Course Design: NTDC 2025 Committee Member Frank Ems Takes Us Inside

by gregthompson | July 12, 2025 | Featured, NTDC, NTDC News | 1 Comment

What goes into developing the driving courses for the National Truck Driving and National Step Van Driving Championships? During this episode of the podcast, we asked that question and touched on a number of related topics with Frank Ems, the member of the NTDC 2025...

‘Rhode Warriors’ Chris Maxwell And Al D’Angelo Celebrate Joe Hicks In TDC Look Back

by gregthompson | July 10, 2025 | Featured, NTDC, NTDC News | 0 Comments

In the days prior to winning what would be his 7th career Rhode Island State TDC Grand Championship, Joe Hicks of XPO was being honored on the floor of the Rhode Island State House. Joe heard a proclamation from the Rhode Island Speaker of the House being read to...

Video Podcast: Looking Back At California’s Championships With CTA CEO Eric Sauer

by gregthompson | July 9, 2025 | Featured, NTDC News | 0 Comments

In our first-ever video edition of the NTDC 2025 Podcast from PodWheels, we talk with California Trucking Association CEO Eric Sauer about his state's Truck Driving Championships, which included a regional competition and concluded with the finals during the last...

NTDC 2025 Organizing Committee Chair Bob Foskey Ready For Final Countdown

by gregthompson | July 5, 2025 | Featured, NTDC, NTDC News | 0 Comments

Recorded on June 20 when the start of NTDC 2025 was just 60 days away, this episode of the podcast gave us the opportunity to catch up with Bob Foskey, who is serving as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee for NTDC 2025. We talked with Bob on a range of topics,...

Picture Perfect Early Birthday Gift: Ramon Guzman Returning To Nationals

by gregthompson | July 1, 2025 | Featured, NTDC, NTDC News | 0 Comments

Ramon Guzman of FedEx Freight has become a fixture at the California Truck Driving Championships and he is a true testament to perseverance. Until breaking through in 2025 winning the title in the Flatbed Division, Ramon had claimed his first and only state...

MMTA President & CEO Louis Campion Looks Back At Maryland & Delaware TDCs

by gregthompson | June 29, 2025 | Featured, NTDC, NTDC News | 0 Comments

What does it take to host a pair of State TDCs at the same location for the first time? We asked this question and many more during our recent conversation with Louis Campion, the President & CEO of the Maryland Motor Truck Association. As you’ll hear, Louis and...

Celebrating The Grand Championship 3-Peat of Kentucky’s John Willinger

by gregthompson | June 28, 2025 | Featured, NTDC, NTDC News | 0 Comments

How do you win three State TDC Grand Championships in a row? That’s the question we asked Kentucky’s John Willinger a few weeks after he took home the top trophy in the Bluegrass State for a third straight year. A proud member of Team FedEx, John will be making his...

Dan Istre’s Journey Back To NTDC Made Sweeter By Idaho Grand Championship

by gregthompson | June 25, 2025 | Featured, NTDC, NTDC News | 0 Comments

Over the past 25 years or so, Dan Istre had become a fixture at the Idaho TDC and a regular presence at NTDC, with 23 State TDCs and seven national appearances prior to 2025. Dan was one of the stalwarts on the Yellow Freight Team, but he had to find a new ride...