Felton Resident is State Truck Driving Champion

Eight Drivers Continue on to National Competition

DOVER, Del., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Keith Powell, of Felton, was
named the best professional truck driver in Delaware after winning the three
axle competition and receiving the highest overall score in the eight
competing categories at the 2009 Delaware Truck Driving Championships. The
annual event is sponsored by the Delaware Motor Transport Association, Inc.

Powell, who drives for YRC, now qualifies to compete in the American Trucking
Associations' National Truck Driving Championships August 18-22, 2009 in
Pittsburgh, Penn. -- also known as the "Super Bowl of Safety." The winners
from each of the seven other categories are also eligible to compete in the
national championship.

Nearly 400 drivers from all 50 states will compete in Pittsburgh for four
days, challenging their driving skills, and knowledge of safety, equipment and
the industry. From 18-wheeler five axle sleepers to tank trucks to twin
trailers -- they will drive a course that recreates situations truck drivers
face daily. These maneuvers may include: an alley dock, a rear line stop, a
side park, a scale stop, a right turn, a front line stop, and straight line
driving through a diminishing clearance.

On Saturday night, August 22, one contestant will drive away as the 2009
National Grand Champion Truck Driver.

"The Truck Driving Championships represent the culmination of the industry's
dedication to safety," said Delaware Motor Transport Association Executive
Director Byard O'Neal. "I congratulate all the contestants and I hope Delaware
roots for our drivers as they move on to Nationals in Pittsburgh."

Delaware participants at National for each category include:
Michael Conway, FedEx Ground, Audubon, N.J. (Straight Truck)
Keith Powell, YRC, Felton, Del. (Three-Axle)
Daniel Zahn, Wal-Mart Transportation, Accomac, Va. (Four-Axle)
John Powers, Wal-Mart, Pocomoke, Md. (Five-Axle)
Lafayette Ferebee, Selbyville, Del. (Five-Axle Sleeper)
Robert Baker, Jr., YRC, Hartly, Del. (Flatbed)
Rusty Pederson, FedEx Freight, Townsend, Del. (Twins)
Joseph LeBlanc, FedEx Ground, Laurel, Del. (Step Van)

ATA's Truck Driving Championships include top professional truck drivers from
around the nation competing at state and regional levels to make it to the
national competition Aug. 18-22 in Pittsburgh, Penn. The NTDC annually
attracts over 2,000 cheering friends, family, colleagues and spectators. For
more information, visit the 2009 National Truck Driving Championships website:
www.truckline.com/Federation/Councils/slpmc/NTDC/Pages/Default.aspx.

The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association
for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups,
industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking
associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of
motor carrier in the United States.

The American Trucking Associations leads the effort for safer highways,
focusing on greater education, enforcement and enhancement of traffic safety
laws for all drivers. ATA also supports slowing down traffic through a
reinstatement of a national maximum speed limit of 65 mph for all vehicles and
limiting truck speeds at the time of manufacture. www.truckline.com

SOURCE American Trucking Associations

Eric Reller of the American Trucking Associations, +1-703-838-1896