Truck drivers from across Nebraska compete at truck driving championship

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) – Truck drivers from throughout Nebraska had been in Grand Island this weekend, at Fonner Park, competing for a spot in Nationals – an occasion that shall be held in Indianapolis.

It’s the primary yr again since COVID so the entire truckers actually excited to get this again up and operating.

Each state has a championship and to compete, drivers should maintain an ideal security file and a load of expertise to qualify to be there. It’s a two-day occasion and ran Friday-Saturday.

On Friday, the drivers took a written check, had interviews with state troopers, and needed to carry out a pre-trip inspection on a truck that had been sabotaged.

Saturday, the problem was an impediment course that the vans are scored on because the drivers clear up issues introduced to them behind the wheel.

“Folks don’t notice greater than 50% of the communities in Nebraska get completely the whole lot they want by truck alone,” stated Kent Grisham, the president of the Nebraska Trucking Affiliation. “No water ports, no pipelines, no air cargo. Solely vans provide about 50% of our communities in Nebraska.”

After the competitors the affiliation holds an awards banquet the place they honor the entire drivers and title the champions.

Then, there’s the Nebraska Truckers Ball that’s open to the general public on the Heartland Occasion Heart. There shall be meals, stay music and even a stage made out of vans.

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