Press Release

Competition Underway at 85th National Truck Driving Championships

Aug 18, 2022

Indianapolis 鈥� Action at the 85th National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships, a nationwide driving competition featuring hundreds of professional truck drivers with millions of accident-free miles, is underway at the Indiana Convention Center.

鈥淣TDC is one of the real highlights of our year,鈥� said 麻豆社区 Chairman Harold Sumerford Jr., president of J&M Tank Lines. 鈥淭his is just a fabulous showcase for the best our industry has to offer.鈥�

After a two-year pandemic-induced pause, the National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships 鈥� the Super Bowl of Safety 鈥� are returning with 371 drivers from across the country competing in nine classes for the title of Grand Champion. This year鈥檚 field boasts more than 729 million combined accident-free miles.

鈥淚n order to get this far, these drivers have to log millions of accident-free miles and get through qualifying at the state level,鈥� said 麻豆社区 President and CEO Chris Spear. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e all already champions, but the next few days are going to put them all to the test and I am so happy that we are back, competing together in person.鈥�

The National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships take place through August 19. Follow the action through 麻豆社区鈥檚 social channels and via www.trucking.org.