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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17 NTDCs

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Ray Shelton
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16 NTDCs

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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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John Janousek, Mark McLean (2012), and Eddie Pennington (2012)
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12 NTDCs

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Don Logan (2011) and Chris Outen (2014)
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11 NTDCs

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Paul Brandon (2013), Paul Butkowski (2014), Randy Byrd (2012) and Troy Swenson (2012)
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10 NTDCs

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Todd Flippin (2018) and Jeff Thompson (2012)
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9 NTDCs

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Bill Adkins (2019), Dan Bruch (2016), Reggie Copeland (2016), Ritch Fundell (2019), and Paul Swan (2022)
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8 NTDCs

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Les Beben (2016), Lalo Fernandez (2019), Matt Hart (2019), David Hawk (2023), Jerry Lambert (2011), Scott Meyers (2019), and Chris Scholand (2019)
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7 NTDCs

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Scott Brandon (2024), Jeff Cochran (2019), Wayne Crowder (2013), Milton Hebert (2011), Toby Kort (2008), Tom Miller (2015), Andy Oder, Rusty Pederson (2018) Basher Pierce (2018), Jamey Priddy (2015), and Daniel Thompson (2017)
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6 NTDCs

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Rick Bailey (2017), Willie Baylor (2012), Terry Covey (2025), Carol Craig, Rich Gray Jr. (2022), Rob Lilly (2024), Scott Lorio (2025), Vince May (2023), 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), Andy Bryant (2026), Rob Burdett (2026), Chris Buswell (2026), Joe Carson (2025), David Comings (2026), Rodney Davis (2026), Jim Erickson (2018), Robert Fair (2025), Richard Grayson (2025), Dean Harris (2023), Cecil Hicks (2019), Adam Heim (2026), Ed Hill (2026), Jeremiah Jarvis (2023), John Jadrossich (2026), Don Jones (2026), Darrell Kimbrell (2024), Randy Merle (2025), Brad Mertz (2010), Ron Metternick (2013), Corey Mitchell (2026), Ed Oakes (2019), David Price (2025), David Proctor (2018), Jackie Reed (2026), Bruce Schwering (2024), Jeremy Senger (2026), Jim Senor (2026), Chad Vermundson (2025), Joseph Vital (2024), Ray Waage (2026), Brooks Washburn (2014), Tommy Winston (2015), and Ronny Zieser (2025).
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