Walmart technician defends TMC title
24 Commercial Carrier Journal November 2008 equipment David Bryan Lewis of Wal-Mart Transportation in Sutherland, Va., successfully defended his 2007 title as the nation's top heavy-truck technician as he again was named grand champion of TMCSuperTech2008 dur-ing the Technology & Maintenance Council's 2008 Fall Meeting, held Sept. 15-18 in Nashville, Tenn. Scott Bennett, Tacoma, Wash., and Michael Bogard, Neenah, Wis. both with Ryder System placed second and third in the competition conducted by TMC's Professional Technician Development Committee. Bogard had received the top score on the written portion of the competition the three previous years. Lewis' grand champion award included a Nexiq Technologies' Snap-On Elite Series tool chest valued at about $10,000, an all-expense trip for two to the Daytona 500, a Panasonic Toughbook 19 laptop loaded with Noregon Systems' JPRO Fleet Service Kit, and a custom-made championship leather jacket, along with other items. The remainder of the top 10 scoring contestants included: (4) Daniel Myers, Roberts Truck Center, Albuquerque, N.M.; (5) Randy Qualls, Wal-Mart Transportation, Waterloo, S.C.; (6) Timothy Peters, Ryder System, Newton, N.C.; (7) Christopher Barnett, Ryder System, Alpharetta, Ga.; (8) Bailey Johnson, McKee Foods, Stuarts Draft, Va.; (9) Thomas Pianalto, Diamond International Trucks, Lowell, Ark.; and (10) Christopher Tate, Mohawk Truck, West Seneca, N.Y. Gary Fassett, International Truck & Engine Corp., Murtaugh, Idaho, earned the top score on the written test. Skills station winners this year included the following: Steering/suspension Christopher Barnett, Ryder System, Alpharetta, Ga.; Fastener/fastener repair Norbert Estrada, TravelCenters of America, Gary, Ind.; Starting/charging Dave Thrower, FedEx National LTL, Middletown, Pa.; Drivetrain Michael Bogard, Ryder System, Neenah, Wis.; PMI Richard Fasoli, Con-Way Freight, Southampton, Mass; Brakes Norbert Estrada, TravelCenters of America, Gary, Ind.; Electrical Ken Myers New York State Motor Truck Association, Victor, N.Y.; HVAC Thomas Pianalto Diamond International Trucks, Lowell, Ark.; Wal-Mart technician defends TMC title David Bryan Lewis of Wal-Mart Transportation in Sutherland, Va., successfully defended his 2007 title as the nation's top heavy-truck technician as he was named grand champion of TMCSuperTech2008. Rising fuel costs are a brutal fact of doing business today. But you can do something about it. By installing trailer fairings from Freight Wing and Carrier, you can improve fuel economy by up to 6%... and that's significant! Proven by four years of fleet usage and multiple independent tests using the SAE/TMC J1321 Type II procedure. To find out more, call 877-226-8813, visit us online, or contact your local Carrier Transicold dealer. Carrier and Freight Wing are proud affiliates of the SmartWay SM Transport Partnership. 2008 Carrier Corporation. A member of the United Technologies Corporation family. Stock symbol UTX. www.transportparts.carrier.com www.freightwing.com 77102_5255-01.key_CCJ 6/5/08 5:46 PM Page 1 Carrier Transicold_CCJ0708PG.indd 1 6/10/08 2:16:50 PM W rite 234 on Reader Service Car d