Jamie Sowder Returns To Nationals As Tennessee’s Grand Champion

About this episode

Jamie Sowder shares his unexpected journey to becoming Tennessee’s Grand Champion at the National Truck Driving Championships.

Jamie Sowder from FedEx Freight was not expecting to hear his name called as the Grand Champion of the Tennessee State TDC. As Jamie shares with us in this edition of the podcast, he was thrilled to be returning to the NTDCs as Tennessee’s Flatbed Division title winner. For Jamie, the victory in Flatbed represented his third career trip to the Nationals. Jamie was last part of the NTDCs in 2023 when he claimed third place in the Flatbed Division As Jamie tells us, the Grand Championship for the Volunteer State had never really been on his radar. After the Grand Champion announcement, the joy and the opportunity to celebrate another milestone could be traced back to 2014 when Jamie accepted the invitation of fellow FedEx driver Dave McGee, a long-time TDC competitor, to enter the Tennessee TDC. As he notes in our conversation, Jamie has continued to incorporate the training and lessons he’s learned through the TDC program into his daily work of being prepared and staying safe on the road with each mile. The attention to detail that success in the TDC often requires is the perfect mindset to take on the road. Approaching his 20-year anniversary with FedEx Freight, Jamie is grateful…

People in this episode

Guest: Jamie Sowder

Topics covered

• truck driving
• championships
• safety training
• FedEx Freight
• Tennessee TDC
• road team

Keywords

• Grand Champion
• Tennessee TDC
• Flatbed Division
• NTDC
• FedEx
• road safety
• trucking

Sponsors

Lutzie 43 Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FedEx Freight, Tennessee Trucking Association

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