Best Cartage
Driver Charles Robinson Wins Grand Prize in TCA’s
Photo Contest
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is pleased
to announce the grand prizewinner of the 7th
Annual Truck Driver Photo Contest is Charles Robinson, a company
driver
for Best Cartage of Kernersville, North Carolina. The contest, sponsored by
S-Line, Inc. and RPM Magazine recognizes talented truck
drivers who are also amateur
photographers. The six contest winners will have their photos featured on TCA’s
website and in RPM, a free monthly magazine that targets over-the-road professional
drivers and owner operators
Robinson, who lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
has been driving for Best Cartage for three years and
has two large boxes full of the photographs he has
taken on the road. He carries at least one camera every time he is driving
and enjoys photographing mountains, sunrises and sunsets.
Robinson’s winning
photograph is of Airplane Rock outside Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The judges
enjoyed Robinson’s photographs so much that another one of his entries,
a photo overlooking a valley in Pendelton, Oregon was awarded an honorable mention. Robinson will receive a check for $1,000 and have
his grand prize photograph featured on the front cover
of RPM Magazine.
In second place, and winning $750 is Tom
Majcherczyk of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a driver for Highland
Transport of Markham, Ontario. Majcherczyk’s unique
black and white photograph shows his white rig in front of a large dark ship.
The crisp lines and interesting composition showing only a small part of the
ship and the truck immediately impressed the judges.
Third place is awarded to Brent
Kaul of Saraland,
Alabama, a company driver for KLLM of Jackson, Mississippi,
who will receive $500. Kaul is a long haul
driver
and carries a camera all over the country with him. His winning photo was
taken in Echo, Utah just after it snowed and the weather began to warm
up. Kaul may
use his prize money to purchase a new lense for his camera.
Joe Condinho of Warsaw, Indiana, won fourth
place with his beautiful silhouette shot of his truck in
the orange sky of a sunset, the vivid colors and interesting
composition made this photo a favorite of the judges. He will receive
$100
for his winning entry.
In fifth place, and winner of $100 was Michael
Hepler of Smithton, Pennsylvania who is a driver for Diamond
Transport System. Hepler has been driving
since 1995 and taking pictures is one of the hobbies he enjoys while
on the road.
He prefers
to photograph country scenes rather than the city and this was the
first time he entered TCA’s Photo Contest.
Sixth place and $100 was awarded to Charles
Clawson Sr. of Black Licks, Pennsylvania, a driver for Wright-Know
Motor Lines, Inc. of Armagh,
Pennsylvania. His striking
photo was taken in White Sands, New Mexico and shows his truck contrasting
with the white desert sand and stark backdrop. Clawson visited the
White Sands Park
with his truck and after dropping his trailer on the way in he went
to the back of the park to photograph his truck with the beautiful
sand
dunes. Clawson
has
been driving for 30 years and likes to photograph “anything different.”
In addition to the six primary winners, four honorable
mentions ($50 prize each) were awarded:
Ryan Avenarius of Dubuque, Iowa, who drives for Simon’s Trucking of Farley,
Iowa, submitted a photo of his truck in front of a beautiful sky and mountain.
The composition of the photo, showing only half of the trailer made the judges
take a closer look at this winning photo. Avenarius has been driving for 10 years
and enjoys taking photos out west.
Larry Fulgham of Stigler, Oklahoma, is a company
driver with Wal-Mart Transportation of Bentonville,
Arkansas. Stigler regularly submits pictures to the
TCA Photo
Contest and last year won the grand prize. This year the judges chose the photo
of his truck in a field of cotton as an honorable mention.
Jim McRae of Glendale, Arizona, who drives for McLane
Sunwest of Goodyear, Arizona, submitted a photo of
a rat terrier named Oscar in the driver’s seat of
his brother’s semi. The photo was taken on a drive from Northfield, Minnesota
to Goodyear, Arizona.
Charles Robinson, this year’s first place winner won an honorable mention
for this striking photo taken as he drove up Blue Mountain and looked back down
on Pendleton, Oregon and the trucks following him.
Information about the 2004 photo contest will be
available in August. The contest is open to truck drivers
who are currently employed with or leased to a trucking
company. To view this year’s winning photographs, please go to the Truckload
Carriers Association’s website at www.truckload.org/contests/photocontest.shtml.
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