Picture Perfect: Darius Uible Of UPS Breaks Through To NTDC With First State Title

About this episode

Darius Uible shares his journey to becoming a State Champion in the Flatbed division at the Kentucky TDC and his experiences at the NTDC.

Over the last few years, Darius Uible of UPS has become a familiar presence at the National Truck Driving and National Step Van Driving Championships. As the man behind the camera with the UPS Media Team at NTDC, Darius has gained a unique perspective and position of respect while covering his UPS teammates. As a competitor at the Kentucky State TDC for the past several years, Darius has dreamed of joining his teammates at the NTDCs as a State Champion. In this episode of the podcast, Darius talks to us about how he broke through in 2026 to become a State Champion in the Flatbed division in the Kentucky TDC, while posting the best score on the driving course — even after coming up with a zero on the first two problems. As he shares with PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson, achieving the realization of what had been a seemingly unreachable dream was no easy feat. John Willinger, Kentucky’s State TDC Grand Champion during the previous three years, was once again a part of the division where Darius was competing. As you’ll hear, Darius channeled the lessons of the past and utilized the additional training by caring teammates over the past couple of years, breaking…

People in this episode

Host: Greg Thompson

Guest: Darius Uible

Topics covered

• truck driving
• championships
• personal achievement
• UPS
• inspiration

Keywords

• Darius Uible
• UPS
• Kentucky State TDC
• NTDC
• Flatbed division
• championship
• inspiration

Sponsors

Lutzie 43 Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UPS

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