Bill Krouse Named 2015 Grand Champion At Minnesota Truck Driving Championships

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Jun 08, 2015, 04:07 ET

MINNEAPOLIS, June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the annual Minnesota Truck Driving Championships, Bill Krouse, professional truck driver for YRC Freight, was named the 2015 Grand Champion.

The Grand Champion award is presented to the driver with the largest spread of points over the average of their class competitors after two days of competition. Throughout those two days, drivers must navigate through a six-problem obstacle course, complete a written knowledge test and perform a pre-trip inspection where they identify safety defects planted on a tractor-trailer.

Bill Krouse of YRC Freight named Grand Champion at the 2015 Minnesota Truck Driving Championships. He was also named 2014 Minnesota Driver of the Year this past January.

This isn't the first high honor Bill has received this year. This past January, he was named the 2014 Minnesota Driver of the Year for his excellent safety record, including more than 2.2 million miles accident free.

"To be named the Minnesota Driver of the Year is a great honor and achievement. To also receive the Grand Champion Award in the same year is an even bigger accomplishment. Not only is Bill an excellent driver through his safety record, he has also proven that he can navigate his way through a challenging competition against some of the best drivers in the state," said John Hausladen, MTA president.

This will be the fifth year that Bill has placed first in his competing class. He's placed as high as 12^th at Nationals, won Rookie of the Year in 2004 and won the Howie Johnson Award in 2012.

The American Trucking Associations National Truck Driving Championships will be held on August 11-15 in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) is a non-profit trade association representing 700 member-trucking companies and allied firms from across the state. Its mission is to serve as the voice for a safe and successful Minnesota trucking industry. It does so by developing innovative and research-based policies that promote highway safety, educating policymakers and the public about the essential role that trucking plays in the economy, and promoting responsible policies that advance the trucking industry's environmental goals.

John Hausladen, President
Minnesota Trucking Association
Phone: (651) 646-7351
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.mntruck.org

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SOURCE Minnesota Trucking Association