Tennessee-based driver John Malayter won the 2020 Overdrive-Red Eye Radio's Trucker Talent Search. In his finals competition, he performed a song he wrote about missing home, “Take Me Back to Tennessee,” which he penned before he began truck driving.Todd Dills
Their video entries offer a glimpse of the voices and instrumental skills of the competitors. Overdrive will publish brief profiles of the 10 this month before announcing the three finalists.
Those three will compete for the top spot by performing another song. Overdrive will air their final competition in June in an evening streaming event, which will conclude with naming the winner.
This contest is presented with partner Red Eye Radio, which will air interviews with the three finalists prior to the awards event. Red Eye’s Eric Harley will emcee the finals event.
The semi-finalists are:
- Paul Hill, company driver, TNB Quality Carriers
- Rich Scripps, company driver, Grassmid Transport
- Paul Pedersen, company driver, Northern Construction and Ayr Motor Express
- David Michaels, owner-operator, Balkan Xpedite
- Duane Cliatt, owner-operator, Kelva Express LLC
- Rocky Quetel, company driver, Annapolis City Fire Department
- Mike Sheffield, company driver, ELP
- Billy Penny, owner-operator, Penny’s Transport
- Clark Wilkinson, company driver, Cardinal Logistics
- Guy Archer, company driver, Airgas USA LLC
