Several technicians won awards during the Arkansas Trucking Association’s annual Trucking Championships held recently at the Rogers. Convention Center in Rogers, Arkansas.

Canaan Silcox of Rush Truck Centers was crowned the Truck Technician Grand Champion. Slicox won first place in the Aftertreatment, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, Drive Train and Steering & Suspension categories, and took second place in the PMI category.

Jordan Burris of Tyson Foods was named the Trailer Technician Grand Champion. Burns also took home first place in the Alignment and Tire Inflation categories and took second place in the Tire & Wheel Analysis category.

The two grand champions will represent Arkansas at the National Technician Skills Competition, SuperTech 2026, to be held Sept. 20-24 in Pittsburgh.

Paul Kinder of J.B. Hunt Transport was named Rookie of the Year in the competition

This year’s technician sportsmanship winner was Josh Simmons of Tyson Foods,