Captain Jason Berry
Government and Media Relations
(360) 596-4010 – office
(360) 596-4015 – fax
http://www.wsp.wa.gov
*** For Immediate Release***
Date:
June 28, 2011
Contact:
CVEO 3 Gayle Lapp
Phone:
(360) 766-6196 or cell (360) 391-9440
E-mail:
gayle.lapp@wsp.wa.gov
Contact:
Mike Southards, Washington Trucking Association (WTA)
Phone:
(253) 661-8262
E-mail:
mike@wtassns.com
2011 Washington State Inspector/Truck Driving Championship Award Winners are Recognized
Kent -- The Washington State Patrol Commercial Vehicle Division (CVD), in partnership with the Washington Trucking Association (WTA), held the 2011 Washington State Inspector and Truck Driving Championship on Friday, June 24, 2011, and Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Boeing’s Kent Space Center in Kent.
The event tested the inspection skills of sixteen Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) certified Inspectors from WSP, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, and Spokane Police Department. These roadside inspectors are highly-trained professionals who save lives every day by keeping unsafe commercial vehicles and drivers off the roads. The work of a commercial vehicle inspector is not easy but it is one of the most vital in public safety.
The following are the award winners for the Inspector’s Championship:
Overall |
Interview |
Haz-Mat |
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Written Exam |
Level 1 Inspection |
Motor Coach |
Cargo Tank |
In the 2011 Washington State Truck Driving Championship, the “Best of the Best” professional commercial truck drivers competed for the right to represent Washington State at the upcoming National Truck Driving Championships. With 139 Registered competitors in the competition this year, it was a wonderful event for the drivers to showcase their excellent skills in driver & driving knowledge, vehicle safety inspection proficiency, and their ability to maneuver their ‘big rigs” through a challenging course of specific driving scenarios.
The top 3 competitors in nine different truck classes were recognized at the end of the day. The complete lists, by truck class, are listed below:
| Grand Champion | Mark Peterson | USF |
| 3 AXLE | 1st Mark Peterson 2nd Tim Davis 3rd Andrey Grishchuk |
USF Peninsula Truck Lines Conway Trucking |
| 4 AXLE | 1st Chris Bates 2nd Mike Young 3rd Guru Gill |
Washington Closure Peninsula Trucking Lines Safeway |
| 5 AXLE | 1st John Enyeart 2nd Gary Ackerson 3rd Shawn Keck |
Safeway Supervalu Fed Ex Freight |
| Flatbed | 1st Scott Henrickson 2nd Jeffrey Maas 3rd Robert Dean |
Conway Freight Boeing Conway Freight |
| Sleeper | 1st Roy Carcia 2nd Chuck Snowdon 3rd Mike McConnaughey |
Peninsula Trucking Lines Boeing Carlile Transportation |
| Straight | 1st John Hnatishin 2nd Anthony Cornell 3rd Lisa Bry |
Boeing Conway Freight Boeing |
| Tanker | 1st Charles Price 2nd Michael Howell 3rd Gary Nickell |
Conway Freight Conway Freight Boeing |
| Twins | 1st Charles Poyner 2nd Josh Jenkin 3rd Rick Colton |
Conway Freight Peninsula Truck Lines Boeing |
| Stepvan | 1st Robert Hinds 2nd Joshua Jack 3rd Dayton Fedak |
Fed Ex Ground Fed Ex Express Fed Ex Express |
| Pre Trip | Joshua Jack | Fed Ex Express |
| Harry Fletcher | Mike McPherson | Conway Freight |
| Rookie | Jason VanMeter | YRC |
CVSA recognizes the best of the best by inviting member jurisdictions throughout North America to participate in the North American Inspectors Championship (NAIC). The 2011 Washington State Inspector Overall Champion and Truck Driving Grand Champion will have the opportunity to compete in the North American Inspector’s Championship from August 8-13, 2011, in Orlando, Florida. The NAIC information can be found on the web at http://www.cvsa.org/programs/naic/aspx.
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