Jessica Smith, a driver for FedEx in Riverton, Wyoming, has had a perfect driving record for a year. No easy feat in Wyoming with all of its treacherous weather.

Her reward: Being one of Wyoming’s few competitors invited to the National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships (NTDC), which was held this past weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

The 425 drivers competing represented 56 companies and 49 states, including Wyoming. Smith won a truck driving competition in Wyoming that, along with her clean driving record, helped her earn her way to the national competition. It was her first time.

“I went in not knowing what to expect at all,” Smith of Shoshoni told Cowboy State Daily. “It was pretty overwhelming.”

The Minneapolis Convention Center was packed and with an i

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