FedEx Freight Technicians Dominate at TMCSuperTech for Seventh Year in a Row
September 27 2019 - 12:50PM
Business Wire
Led by Kelby Bentley, who captured the Grand Champion title,
fleet maintenance technicians from FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), captured five of the top 10 finishes at
the 2019 TMCSuperTech competition held in Raleigh, North
Carolina.
TMCSuperTech is the American Trucking Associations’ premier
skills competition for professional commercial vehicle technicians
and is organized by the ATA Technology & Maintenance Council
(TMC) Professional Technician Development Committee.
This is the seventh straight year FedEx Freight had a technician
win the Grand Champion title. Bentley, a technician at the
Greensboro service center, joins Phillip Pinter (2018), Mark McLean
Jr. (2013, 2014, 2017) and Eric Vos (2015, 2016) as Grand Champions
over the past seven years. Bentley also won a skills test station –
Tractor PMI.
Doug Nickles (Rock Island, Illinois) finished as the national
runner-up. Philip Barlow (Jacksonville, Florida) earned the
fifth-place title. Larry Coatney (Harrison, Arkansas) placed sixth.
Eighth-place went to Matt Sloan (Jacksonville, Florida).
Two other FedEx Freight technicians finished first and second in
the Trailer Track Competition. Joseph Paul (Des Moines, Iowa)
captured the Trailer Champion title. Cory Westfall (Effingham,
Illinois) was the runner-up.
FedEx Freight also captured the team trophy for the seventh
consecutive year, thanks to the combined scores of Bentley and
Coatney. FedEx Freight remains the only fleet to ever win the team
competition since its inception in 2013.
More than 120 technicians from across the industry faced off in
the competition. They were challenged with a written exam and
hands-on skills tasks which tested each technician’s knowledge of
shop safety, precision measuring, safety and environment, brakes,
trailer lighting systems, torque, electrical, preventative
maintenance and more.
“I’m incredibly proud of our FedEx Freight competitors, who
delivered another outstanding performance at this year’s
TMCSuperTech,” said John Smith, President & CEO of FedEx
Freight. “These technicians keep our fleet running on a daily
basis; allowing FedEx Freight to deliver the Purple Promise to our
customers. Their impressive skills are critical to our commitment
to Safety Above All.”
FedEx Freight fleet maintenance technicians earned the
opportunity to represent the company at SuperTech through their
performance during the company’s internal skills competition, Top
Wrench. More than 660 technicians competed in Top Wrench
competitions this year.
As part of its support of STEM/Employment Pathways, FedEx
Freight sponsored five student technicians who competed at
FutureTech, TMC’s National Student Technician Competition, which
was held in conjunction with SuperTech.
Four of the students sponsored by FedEx Freight won skills
stations, while two finished among the top three. Travis Cox,
Lincoln Technical Institute student and Shop Technician – Hartford,
Connecticut finished first. Jacob Sweatt (Forsyth Technical
Community College, Winston-Salem Transportation Center) finished
second.
About FedEx Freight
With corporate offices in Memphis, Tenn., the FedEx Freight
Segment includes FedEx Freight, a leading U.S. provider of LTL
freight services, and FedEx Freight Canada, an LTL operating
company serving most points in Canada. FedEx Freight also serves
Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more
information, visit fedex.com.
Corporate Overview
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $70 billion, the company
offers integrated business solutions through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 450,000
team members to remain focused on safety, the highest ethical and
professional standards and the needs of their customers and
communities. To learn more about how FedEx connects people and
possibilities around the world, please visit about.fedex.com.
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