Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association

06/15/2026

On the heels of the Pennsylvania Truck Driving Championship, where we celebrated the incredible skill of the professional drivers who move our industry forward, it is equally important to recognize the technicians who make those safe miles possible. Behind every safe trip, every clean inspection, every on-time delivery, and every driver who makes it home, there is a skilled maintenance professional doing the work most people never see. This week, PMTA proudly celebrates the men and women whose knowledge, pride, and craftsmanship keep Pennsylvania trucking moving.

06/15/2026

Congratulations to Pennsylvania’s Best of the Best! 🚛🏆

What an incredible weekend at PMTA’s Truck Driving Championships at Kalahari Resorts in the Poconos. Pennsylvania’s top professional drivers showcased their skill, knowledge, and commitment to safety while family, friends, and industry supporters cheered them on every step of the way.

To all who competed: congratulations on earning your place among the Commonwealth’s finest. We’re proud of each and every one of you and wish our champions the best as they represent Pennsylvania on the national stage!

These are the top scorers:

Grand Champion

🏆Bryan Krol, Martin Brower

3 AXLE

🥇Kraig Keller, ABF Freight

🥈Ed Casey, Old Dominion Freight Line

🥉Bernie Wanyo, UPS


4 AXLE

🥇Bryan Krol, Martin Brower

🥈Colt Seltzer, UPS

🥉Hipolito Gutierrez, FedEx Freight


5 AXLE

🥇Kevin Heintzelman, Walmart

🥈Bill Giles, Old Dominion Freight Line

🥉Dean Herb, The Giant Company


FLATBED

🥇Bill Bennett, Sherwin Williams

🥈Patrick Johnston, Day & Ross

🥉Brian Dube, UPS


SLEEPER

🥇Matt Fletcher, Martin Brower

🥈Ronald Emenheiser, Walmart

🥉Leonard Dixon, DHL Supply Chain

STEP VAN

🥇TJ Altland, UPS

🥈Eric Waybright, Walmart

🥉Dan Verbanac, FedEx Corp

STRAIGHT TRUCK

🥇Adam Graybill, Old Dominion Freight Line

🥈Jeremy Hartford, Sherwin Williams

🥉Cameron Wigfield, FedEx Corp

TANK

🥇Paul Waite A. Duie Pyle

🥈Daniel Kyle, The Giant Company

🥉Zachary Johnson, FedEx Corp


TWIN

🥇Justin Walker, FedEx Freight

🥈Robert Walker, FedEx Freight

🥉Croydon Ostriche, TForce Freight

Rookie of the Year

🥇Kevin Heintzelman, Walmart


Best Written Test Score

🥇Colt Seltzer, UPS

Best Pre-Trip Inspection – TIE!!!

🥇Bill Bennett, Sherwin Williams

🥇Bryan Krol, Martin Brower


Small Team Champions

🥇Martin Brower


Large Team Champions

🥇Old Dominion Freight Line

06/13/2026

06/13/2026

Today the best of the best gathered for their written test and pre-trip inspection. Tomorrow they take on the course. Rest up drivers!!!

06/12/2026

See you tomorrow, !

06/10/2026

Putting the finishing touches on driver packets in the office today. Which nine of these talented, safe Pennsylvania drivers will be going to Nationals in Pittsburgh in August? We find out in 3 days!

06/09/2026

Just picked up the signs and we're packing up the PMTA trailer for the trip to Kalahari... Getting excited for Pennsylvania - can't wait to see everyone there in 3 days!

06/09/2026

ICYMI: It's bourbon this time, but cargo theft is affecting our supply chain nationwide, costing the industry $6.6 billion annually or $18 million a day. It's here in PA, driving up insurance costs, increasing security expenses, creating delivery disruptions, and raising costs for everyone. This is why PMTA strongly supports the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) in Congress. Learn more here: https://members.pmta.org/news/Details/pmta-joins-national-coalition-to-combat-cargo-theft-336678

The bottles, worth about $500,000, were taken in what company officials called a “coordinated cargo theft operation carried out in broad daylight.”