To say that 2025 was an unforgettable year for FedEx Freight’s David Comings would be one of the grandest understatements of the past 12 months. At NTDC 2025 in Minneapolis, David earned his first vehicle class National Championship before hearing his name called as the 2025 National Grand Champion. To make these first-in-his-life experiences even more memorable, David’s six children – ranging from college to high school ages – were onsite during the competition and they were all gathered at the annual NTDC banquet as he accepted his awards with his wife Judy at his side on the eve of their wedding anniversary.
In the months that followed his first National Grand Championship, David has made a number of special trips and appearances, including being spotlighted at the American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference and Exhibition in San Diego. And, as you’ll hear in this edition of the podcast, David has continued to keep everything in perspective, recalling how last year’s fifth-place finish at the nationals inspired him to work harder in 2025.
David also shares with us that, no matter what level of success he achieves in competition, everything he does always comes back to safety and the mile-by-mile attention to detail that is needed on today’s roads. David’s inspiring story and his ever-present humility provided the perfect way for the podcast to close out 2025 as we look ahead to continuing our coverage into the New Year and beyond.
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