US Truck Driver Championships Set Next Month in Tampa
The U.S. Professional Truck Driver Championships has announced its 2005 national competition will take place July 27-30 at the Wyndham Harbour Islan
The U.S. Professional Truck Driver Championships has announced its 2005 national competition will take place July 27-30 at the Wyndham Harbour
Island
in Tampa, Fla.
The U.S. competition was established as an alternative to the National Professional Truck Driver
Championships, which is limited to drivers for companies belonging to the American Trucking
Assns. This will be the U.S. competition’s fifth annual event.
According to USPTDC web site, all drivers with a prior accident-free year are eligible to compete
this year. Organizers call the USPTDC “a true open competition.”
Participants compete in a written exam based on Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations. They
will perform a pre-trip inspection and navigate a driving course with six obstacles.
Entry forms are available at the USPTDC web site (www.usptdc.com) or by calling Mike Tallaksen
at 815-729-1308 x269 or Ernie Hardy at 908-965-0100 x270.
The entry fee is $100. Checks should be payable to NJMTA/PDC
For Wyndham Harbour Island reservations call 813-229-5000.
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