2009 ARKANSAS TRUCKING CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS BANQUET * SPEC IAL RECOGNITIONS * VOLUNTEER AWARD James & Faye Williams APPRECIATION AWARD TO TERMINAL MANAGERS Jerry Townsley of Walmart Transportation, LLC Brian Wiederkehr of FedEx Freight TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP CHAIRMAN Bill Sleeth of Walmart Transportation, LLC TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS PRE -TRIP INSPECTION Scott Morrow – FedEx Freight, Inc. CARL THOMAS AWARD Loren Hatfield – ABF Freight System, Inc. INDIVIDUAL WINNERS BY CLASS 3 A XLE 3RD David Browning – Con-way Freight 2ND Garry Holliman – ABF Freight System, Inc. 1ST John Mullins – ABF Freight System, Inc. 4 AXLE 3RD Chris Parker – FedEx Freight, Inc. 2ND Steve Hillen – Con-way Freight 1ST Paul Gattin – ABF Freight System, Inc. 5 AXLE 3RD Billy O’Dell – Walmart Transportation, LLC 2ND David VanDusen – FedEx Freight, Inc. *rookie* 1ST Randy Lovell – Walmart Transportation, LLC FLATBED 3RD James Leonard – Con-way Freight *rookie* 2ND Roger Keys – Walmart Transportation, LLC 1ST Marcus Rush – Maverick Transportation, LLC SLEEPER 3RD Steve Ward – Tyson Foods, Inc. 2ND Steven Thomas – Walmart Transportation, LLC *rookie* 1ST Rick Dean – Walmart Transportation, LLC *rookie* STEP VAN 3RD Edward Heacox – FedEx Ground *rookie* 2ND Jeremy Byerly – FedEx Ground *rookie* 1ST David Thompson – FedEx Ground STRAIGHT TRUCK 3RD Melvin Andrews – YRC Worldwide 2ND George Bareis – FedEx Ground 1ST Ben Eby – Maverick Transportation, LLC ¡ ¢ £ RD 3 Lyle Bruce Elam – Con-way Freight *rookie* 2ND Jimmy Harris – Walmart Transportation, LLC ST 1 Danny Fuller – Con-way Freight TWINS 3RD Calvin Crutchfield – Con-way Freight 2ND Jerry Workman – Con-way Freight 1ST Loren Hatfield – ABF Freight System, Inc. SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 1ST Ben Eby – Maverick Transportation, LLC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR David VanDusen – FedEx Freight, Inc. SMALL TEAM AWARD Maverick Transportation, LLC LARGE TEAM AWARD ABF Freight System, Inc. GRAND CHAMPION RUNNE R-UP Loren Hatfield – ABF Freight System, Inc. GRAND CHAMPION John Mullins – ABF Freight System, Inc. .