YRC Freight Professional Driver Neil Nogues Receives the Neill Darmstadter Professional Excellence Award at the 2018 National...
28 August 2018 - 4:54PM
YRC Freight (NASDAQ: YRCW) is proud to announce that Neil Nogues,
professional driver from New Hampshire, received the Neill
Darmstadter Professional Excellence Award at the 2018 National
Truck Driving Championships (NTDC), held Aug. 15-18 at the Greater
Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Nogues was named the 2018 New Hampshire (NH) State Straight
Truck Champion and 2018 NH State Grand Champion. A resident of
Franklin, NH, he has been behind the wheel for 39-years and has
spent the past 33-years driving for YRC Freight. This year's
triumph marks a record-setting 19th first-place win at the NH State
Truck Driving Championships (TDC). Nogues has participated in
Straight Truck, 4-Axle, 3-Axle, and Twins divisions at TDCs for the
past 21-years. This is also his 19th trip to NTDC. He has driven
over three-million miles during his professional driving
career.
He was named NH State Grand Champion in 2002 (Straight Truck),
2003 (Straight Truck), 2017 (4-Axle) and 2018 (Straight Truck).
Nogues was awarded NH State TDC Best Pre-Trip in 2000, 2003, 2007
and 2012; Highest Written Test Score in 2002 and 2010. He was
selected as the 2001 NH Professional Drivers Association Driver of
the Year and the 2003 New Jersey Motor Transport Association Driver
of the Year.
He currently operates as a city driver out of the Manchester, NH
YRC Freight service center. It is Nogues' safety priority that
motivates him. He shares: "I wanted to be a truck driver since I
was ten years old. I’m doing what I love. There are many drivers
I’d like to thank for passing on their safety knowledge and
tips--namely YRC Freight driver Michael “Mickey” Rafeal. Competing
at NTDC is certainly a great honor but being recognized with the
Neill Darmstadter Professional Excellence award is an incredible
experience."
In addition, Nogues has been a regular in the Straight Truck and
4-Axle divisions at the St. Jude’s Charity Challenge Truck Driving
Competitions since 1999. He earned the St. Jude Team Trophy in 2006
and 2008 and has scored in the “top three” every time he
participated. He and his wife, Patrice, have a daughter and three
grandchildren.
"It is a great honor for one of our drivers to win the Neill
Darmstadter Professional Excellence Award," said T.J. O’Connor,
president of YRC Freight. “In fact, it is an even greater honor,”
stated O’Connor, “for Neil to be the seventh driver from a YRC
Worldwide company to have received this professional excellence
award since its beginning. A driver must have at least
seven years of State and National
Truck Driving Championship experience (competing and volunteering)
just to be eligible for the Neill Darmstadter Professional
Excellence Award. Contestants are judged on their driving
record, skill,
knowledge, attitude and
professionalism. This award is presented to the
contestant who most exemplifies all of the best attributes of a
professional truck driver. Neil has earned this prestigious award
by representing YRC Freight and the American trucking industry with
professionalism, skill and safety."
O’Connor continued, "I would also like to thank the YRC
Worldwide family of drivers who competed at their local, state or
national level. These drivers are all safety champions. To simply
qualify for these safety competitions, drivers must drive the
entire year without an accident. A great many of our drivers have
driven without an accident the entire time they’ve been part of our
team. These drivers are all winners in the real
competition--operating safely and professionally on North America’s
highways."
About YRC Freight YRC Freight, a leading
transporter of industrial, commercial, and retail goods,
specializes in less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping solutions for
businesses. Based in Overland Park, Kansas, YRC Freight provides
comprehensive North American coverage and offers a broad portfolio
of LTL services to bring flexibility and reliability to customers'
supply chains. For more information, visit yrcfreight.com. YRC
Freight is a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc.
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