FedEx Freight Aces

The FedEx Freight Aces program, introduced in 2007, is designed to honor the very best of our truck driving champions.
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Captain Smith Challenge

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2026 TDC Schedule

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2026 State Champions

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Past Years' Results

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Driver Preparation

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The initiative recognizes FedEx Freight Champions who have maintained safe-driving records, won at least five state championships and participated in at least five national competitions. Each Ace receives a commemorative plaque to be displayed at the driver’s domicile facility, as well as one to keep. Congratulations to all of the FedEx Freight Aces for their stellar commitment to safety!

Here are the members of the FedEx Freight Aces team, listed by the number of NTDCs they have participated and including their FedEx Freight Aces class year.

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19 NTDCs

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Dave Mogler and Dan Shamrell.
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16 NTDCs

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Ray Shelton, Charlie Woodland, and Scott Woodrome (2010).
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15 NTDCs

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Eric Courville (2008) and John Willinger (2008)
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14 NTDCs

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Mike Whitehead (2012).
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13 NTDCs

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Eddie Pennington (2012).
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12 NTDCs

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John Janousek, Don Logan (2011), and Mark McLean (2012).
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11 NTDCs

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Paul Brandon (2013), Chris Outen (2014), and Troy Swenson (2012).
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10 NTDCs

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Paul Butkowski (2014), Randy Byrd (2012), and Jeff Thompson (2012).
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9 NTDCs

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Reggie Copeland (2016) and Todd Flippin (2018).
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8 NTDCs

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Bill Adkins (2019), Les Beben (2016), Dan Bruch (2016), Lalo Fernandez (2019), Ritch Fundell (2019), Matt Hart (2019), Jerry Lambert (2011), and Paul Swan (2022).
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7 NTDCs

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Jeff Cochran (2019), Wayne Crowder (2013), David Hawk (2023), Milton Hebert (2011), Toby Kort (2008), Scott Meyers (2019), Tom Miller (2015), Andy Oder, Ron Pease (2010), Basher Pierce (2018), Jamey Priddy (2015), Chris Scholand (2019), and Daniel Thompson (2017).
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6 NTDCs

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Rick Bailey (2017), Willie Baylor (2012), Scott Brandon (2024), Carol Craig, Rich Gray Jr. (2022), Rob Lilly (2024), Vince May (2023), Rusty Pederson (2018), Tyler Rogers (2024), Dion Saiz (2017), Randy Schwasinger (2018), Allen Sohn (2022), Larry Steffensen (2022), and Xavier Theriot (2015).
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5 NTDCs

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Scott Brown (2022), Joe Carson (2025), Terry Covey (2025), Jim Erickson (2018), Robert Fair (2025), Richard Grayson (2025), Dean Harris (2023), Cecil Hicks (2019), Jeremiah Jarvis (2023), Darrell Kimbrell (2024), Scott Lorio (2025), Randy Merle (2025), Brad Mertz (2010), Ron Metternick (2013), Ed Oakes (2019), David Price (2025), David Proctor (2018), Bruce Schwering (2024), Chad Vermundson (2025), Joseph Vital (2024), Brooks Washburn (2014), Tommy Winsston (2015), and Ronny Zieser (2025).
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