Technicians Earn Honors at FedEx Freight Competition

Winners to Compete at National SuperTech Competition

Eight fleet maintenance technicians will represent FedEx Freight at the national TMC SuperTech 2013 competition in September. (Photo: Business Wire)

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--()--FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), has selected eight fleet maintenance technicians to represent the company at the industry-wide SuperTech competition. The technicians earned their spots through a company-wide skills contest known as Top Wrench.

The finalists had the best results from among more than 700 FedEx Freight fleet maintenance technicians who participated in Top Wrench. The technicians faced multiple rounds of competition, including written exams and hands-on skill challenges that tested the technicians’ knowledge of drive trains, engine electronics, brakes, preventative maintenance and more.

“Our Top Wrench competition showcases the skills our dedicated technicians use every day to ensure that we have one of the best-maintained and safest fleets in the industry,” said John Smith, vice president of Safety, Fleet Maintenance and Facility Services. “I’m proud to have our top technicians represent FedEx Freight at the national level.”

FedEx Freight Top Wrench winners include:

  • First place: Mark McLean, Jr. – Newburgh, N.Y.
  • Second place: Eric Vos – Boise, Idaho
  • Third place: Derek Southerland – Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Fourth place: Jeff Ostby – Spokane, Wash.
  • Fifth place: Mitchell Buelow – Fremont, Ind.
  • Sixth place: Chuck Kerr – San Antonio, Texas
  • Seventh place: Matthew Nolan – Hartford, Conn.
  • Eighth place: Jonathan Berg – Minneapolis, Minn.

These eight technicians will face competitors from across the industry at TMC SuperTech 2013 in September. The Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) hosts SuperTech, which is considered the premier skills competition for professional commercial vehicle technicians.

About FedEx Freight

With corporate offices in Memphis, Tenn., the FedEx Freight Segment includes FedEx Freight, a leading U.S. provider of LTL freight services; FedEx Freight Canada, an LTL operating company serving most points in Canada; and FedEx Custom Critical, North America's largest time-specific, critical shipment carrier. FedEx Freight also serves Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, visit fedex.com.

About FedEx

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $44 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 300,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit news.fedex.com.

Contacts

FedEx Freight
Jessica Kibling, 870-715-6164
jessica.kibling@fedex.com

Release Summary

Eight fleet maintenance technicians will represent FedEx Freight at the national TMC SuperTech 2013 competition in September.

Contacts

FedEx Freight
Jessica Kibling, 870-715-6164
jessica.kibling@fedex.com