More than 400 truck drivers from all across the U.S. will soon be heading for Milwaukee and the 2002 National Truck Driving Championships, to be held Aug. 13-17 in the Midwest Express Center.

The "Super Bowl of Safety" is sponsored annually by the American Trucking Associations.
The contestants are the state champions (in nine truck types) from all 50 states. In their respective classes--from 18-wheeled five axle sleepers to tank trucks to twin trailers to straight trucks--they will compare their expertise in the driving skills they use daily. The tests include an alley dock, a rear line stop, a side park, a scales stop, a right turn, a front line stop, and straight line driving through a diminishing clearance.
When it is all over on Saturday, August 17, the U.S. will have a new National Grand Champion Truck Driver, along with individual champions in each truck size. The state team with the highest score will also be honored.
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