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National Truck Driving Championships start in Louisiana

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The National Truck Driving Championships start March 29, 2019 in Louisiana, kicking off the five-month-long season. All states follow the same basic guidelines set by the American Trucking Associations; although each state runs the competition slightly differently.

Executive Director of Safety Management Council and Transportation Security Council, Jacob Pierce, said, โ€œATA provides the rules, study materials, and paperwork, but has minimal involvement in organizations of the state championships.โ€

Drivers with the highest overall scores will move on to the national competition.

Pierce said, โ€œThere are 480 available points based on the rules, but course problems, pre-trip defects, and written exam questions are developed by the state.โ€

Attendance also varies from state-to-state according to Pierce; some states have hundreds of drivers turn out, while others have a much smaller talent pool to draw from.

Jacob Pierce is the American Trucking Associationโ€™s liaison for NTDC.

To qualify for state TDC, truckers must have a safe driving record and have to of been employed by the same company for that year.