Truck Driving Champions

Houston Council of Safety Professionals Thanks you!

On behalf of the Houston Council of Safety Professionals, I would like to thank everyone for coming out Saturday and supporting our drivers for the 2024 Truck Driving Championships!

Congratulations to all of our participants who competed in the event! Thank you to the following sponsors:

American Furniture Warehouse

C & S Wholesale Grocers

Commercial Fleet Data Systems

Clark Freight Lines

FedEx Freight FedEx Ground

Greenbush Logistics

Hartman Hill Country Ranch

HEB

McRay Crane & Rigging, Inc.

Old Dominion

Palletized Trucking

SSS Steel

Texas TransEastern

Transafe

Tri-Star Freight Systems

UPT

Walmart

Thank you to all of the judges and all of the friends and family who came out to support our drivers!

A special thank you to Martin Garsee and his staff at Houston Community College for allowing us to use his facility for the event!

We could not have hosted this event without everyone’s support. Thank you and good luck to those competing at the state competition this weekend in Waco, TX.

Sincerely, Jay Ferguson

2024 TDC Chair

2024 Houston Regional Truck Driving Championship Winners

Grand Champion

David Urrea IV , HEB

Step Van

Grand Champion

Pre-Trip – Javier Herrera – FedEx Ground

3rd Place – Javier Herrera – FedEx Ground

2nd Place – Erick Woods – FedEx Express 1stPlace – Eliseo Reyna – FedEx Ground

Straight Truck

Grand Champion

Straight Truck

Pre Trip – Rodrigo Hernandez – FedEx Freight 3rd Place – Fernando Toscano - HEB

2nd Place – Marcelo Sosa - HEB

1st Place – Mario Gonzales Sr. – HEB

3-Axle Van

Straight Truck

Pre-Trip – Olayiwola, Olamide (Double O) – FedEx Freight

3rd Place – Olayiwola, Olamide (Double O) – FedEx Freight

2nd Place – Brandon Chance – FedEx Freight

1st Place – David Urrea IV – HEB

4-Axle Van

3-Axle Van

4-Axle Van

Pre-Trip – Aspen Wilson – FedEx Freight

3rd Place – Shannon Freeman – Walmart

2nd Place – Johnny Bell – FedEx Freight

1st Place – Aspen Wilson – FedEx Freight

5-Axle Van

3-Axle Van

4-Axle Van

Pre-Trip – Manuel Ramirez - Walmart

3rd Place – Javier Garza – C & S Wholesale Grocers

2nd Place – Julio Pineda Jr. – Walmart

1st Place – Ron Ramon – HEB

Tanker Class

Pre-Trip – Rigoberto Martinez - HEB

3rd Place – Reginald Lewis - Walmart

2nd Place – David Sanchez - HEB

1st Place – Terry Luman – Walmart

Flatbed Cla

Tanker Class

Pre-Trip – Raymond Thorp – Greenbush Logistics

3rd Place – Dennis Zylka - Walmart

2nd Place – Micah Reeme - Walmart

1st Place – Sam Robertson – Walmart

Twin

Tanker Class

Sleeper Berth

Pre-Trip – Mark McKee – FedEx Freight

3rd Place – Michael Roberson – FedEx Freight 2nd Place – Jesus Partida – FedEx Ground

1st Place – Juan Martinez – HEB

Sleeper Berth

re-Trip – Michael Bess - Walmart

3rd Place – Charlie Benz - Walmart

2nd Place – Michael Bess - Walmart

1st Place – Juan Carillo – FedEx Ground

2023 Houston Regional Truck Driving Championship Winners

Grand Champion

Don Zach, HEB

Step Van

Grand Champion

1st Place – Barry Pardue, Yellow Freight
2nd Place – Eliseo Reyna, FedEx Ground
3rd Place – Brandon Chance, FedEx Freight

Straight Truck

Grand Champion

Straight Truck

1st Place – Rodrigo Hernandez, FedEx Freight
2nd Place – Ricardo Molina, Yellow Freight
3rd Place – Salvador Sagredo, FedEx Freight

3-Axle Van

Straight Truck

1st Place – Don Zach, HEB
2nd Place – Olamide Olayiwola, FedEx Freight
3rd Place – Alfredo Aleman, HEB

4-Axle Van

3-Axle Van

4-Axle Van

1st Place – Juan Martinez, HEB
2nd Place – Harold Mejia, HEB
3rd Place – Daniel Rocha, HEB

5-Axle Van

3-Axle Van

4-Axle Van

1st Place – Gary McCain, Walmart Transportation
2nd Place – Mario Gonzales, Jr., HEB
3rd Place – Julio Pineda, Walmart Transportation

Tank Trunk

Twin Trailers

Tank Trunk

1st Place – David Sanchez, HEB
2nd Place – Charles Harris, Walmart Transportation
3rd Place – Richard Tarvin, Walmart Transportation

Flatbed

Twin Trailers

Tank Trunk

1st Place – Raymond Thorpe, Greenbush Logistics
2nd Place – Ruben Cortez, HEB
3rd Place – Jesse Puente, III, HEB

Twin Trailers

1st Place – Ronald Ramon, HEB
2nd Place – Michael Roberson, FedEx Freight
3rd Place – Edwin Meda, Yellow Freight

Sleeper Van

Twin Trailers

1st Place – Jerome Buffa, Walmart Transportation
2nd Place – Dennis Zylka, Walmart Transportation
3rd Place – Samuel Robertson, Walmart Transportation

2023 Truck Driving Championship Files

Each year the Houston Council of Safety Professionals has the privilege of hosting the Regional Truck Driving Championship in Houston, Texas. This event brings the best professional drivers together to represent their prospective companies. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each class will move on to compete in the State Truck Driving Championship in Waco, TX, which will be held on June 2 - June 3, 2023. Please see the files below for registration and more information.

Thank you,

HCSP Board

2023 TDC Chairman – Dylon Clark

Click here to pay TDC Application Fees

Click here to pay for TDC Sponsorship

2023 TDC Information (pdf)Download

2023 TDC Registration (pdf)Download

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