<NEWS RELEASE>

Rosemount, MN -- Duane Foreman, Rosemount, is named the Minnesota Grand Champion for his safe driving knowledge and skill behind the wheel of a big rig. He will go on to compete at nationals in August.

Duane Foreman, a professional truck driver for YRC in Burnsville, Minnesota, was crowned the Grand Champion of the 2009 Minnesota Truck Driving Championships.

He was the top-scoring competitor in the recent contest. Foreman, who resides in Rosemount, Minnesota, earned the top score among 98 professional truck drivers who came to the Fed-Ex ground facilities in Mahtomedi from across the state to compete for the title of the state's best truck driver.

Foreman (who competed in the Three-axle division, one of eight classes in the contest) bested all others in three
elements of the competition: Written test, driving skills course and a pre-trip inspection where the drivers must identify planted safety defects on a tractor-trailer.

He and the other first-place class champions will compete in the 2009 National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh this August.

The MTA is a non-profit trade association representing the interests of the
state's motor carrier industry since 1932. With almost 700 member companies, the MTA is a powerful voice for the industry. Its mission is to provide advocacy, information and services to ensure safe transportation and a successful Minnesota trucking industry.