Four-peat for FedEx, as Matthew Sloan takes top spot at 2025 TMCSuperTech
RALEIGH, North Carolina—Matthew Sloan has kept FedEx Freight on top at TMCSuperTech, earning the title of Grand Champion, the fourth consecutive winner from the logistics company. The national skills competition was held alongside American Trucking Associations' Technology and Maintenance Council’s Fall Meeting at the Raleigh Convention Center, the meeting’s second year here.
This was the 20th TMCSuperTech, and Sloan, a senior technician out of Jacksonville, Florida, has competed in more than half of these. He could not recall if it was 11 or 12, but that experience helped him finally grab the top spot.
“It takes a lot,” he said. “Reading what you need to read, and trying to keep up with the technology… Now, it took me a while to get to this place.”
Sloan rose above more than 90 other technicians over two days of competing and testing, taking on 28 stations ranging from tire and wheel to cybersecurity and EV safety.
Sloan placed first in three skills tracks: Electronic Engine Diagnostics, Electrical Circuits, and ADAS stations.
Even for the veteran tech, this skills competition, which is always changing with the technology, had some surprises in store.
“I haven't ever seen remote diagnostics, so that was a new one for me,” Sloan noted.
He explained all the new technology TMC tests for gives him a better sense of what to expect in the bay. “I take that back to the shop, and then I study it, read through the manuals, and figure out what's going to be happening, what we need to know as a technician to diagnose equipment correctly the first time,” Sloan explained.
Kelby Bentley, also with FedEx Freight and 2019 TMCSuperTech Grand Champion, placed second in the competition, and Carl Diehl of Hogan Truck Leasing placed third.
Grand prizes included monetary and equipment contributions from Noregon, Snap-on/NEXIQ, Blackhawk Industrial, Truck-Lite, and Frontier Truck Parts, along with a $500 gift card and inclusive trip for two to the 2025 Daytona 500 from TMC.
In the student side of the competition, TMCFutureTech, Tully McKinley and Madison Boone, both from Forsyth Technical Community College, took first and second place, respectively. WyoTech’s Bennett Fischer placed third.
Here’s the full list of station and overall winners:
TMCSuperTech 2025 Skills Station Winners (Professional Track)
- ASE Written Test: Lukas Grincevicius - Iron Buffalo
- RP Manual: Kelby Bentley - FedEx Freight
- Lubricants & Fuels: Kevin DaCosta - Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- Coolants & DEF: Kelby Bentley - FedEx Freight
- Electronic Engine Diagnostics: Matthew Sloan - FedEx Freight
- Electrical Circuits: Matthew Sloan - FedEx Freight
- Fasteners: Michael Kerfoot - Cox Automotive
- Service Information: Michael Griffith - Saia, Inc.
- Cybersecurity: Phillip Rorrer - Ruan
- Trailer Lighting: Nicholas Bryant - FedEx Freight
- Tire & Wheel: Mitchell Buelow - FedEx Freight
- ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems): Matthew Sloan - FedEx Freight
- Central Tire Inflation: Cory Westfall - FedEx Freight
- Wheel End: Lucas Coyle - TravelCenters of America
- Trailer Alignment: Nicholas Bryant - FedEx Freight
- Brakes: Kevin DaCosta - Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- Trailer Electrical Corrosion: Nicholas Brown - FedEx Freight
- Liftgates: Jamie Smith - FedEx Freight
- Automated Manual Transmission: Benjamin Kirtley - J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
- HVAC: Toby De Voy - TravelCenters of America
- Remote Diagnostics: Terry Podralski - W.W. Williams
- Starting & Charging: Kelby Bentley - FedEx Freight
- Steering & Suspension: Robert Maxcy - PepsiCo, Inc.
- Emissions & Aftertreatment: Nicholas Bryant - FedEx Freight
- Roll-Up Doors: John Blanchet - FedEx Freight
- Wiring Diagrams: Ian Matje - Iron Buffalo
- Electric Vehicle Safety: Ian Matje - Iron Buffalo
- Fifth Wheel: Nicholas Brown - FedEx Freight
SuperTech Top Finishers
- Grand Champion: Matthew Sloan - FedEx Freight
- 2nd Place: Kelby Bentley - FedEx Freight
- 3rd Place: Carl Diehl - Hogan Truck Leasing, Inc.
- Team Champion: John Blanchet & Philip Barlow - FedEx Freight
TMCFutureTech 2025 Skills Station Winners
- ASE Written Test: Tully McKinley - Forsyth Technical Community College
- RP Manual: John Swink - Forsyth Technical Community College
- Lubricants & Fuels: Madison Boone - Forsyth Technical Community College
- Coolants & DEF: Tully McKinley - Forsyth Technical Community College
- Electronic Engine Diagnostics: Bennett Fischer - WyoTech
- Electrical Circuits: Pedro Sotelo - Forsyth Technical Community College
- Fasteners: Matthew Garver - Western Technical College
- Service Information: John Swink - Forsyth Technical Community College
- Cybersecurity: Bennett Fischer - WyoTech
- Trailer Lighting: Tully McKinley - Forsyth Technical Community College
- Tire & Wheel: Tully McKinley - Forsyth Technical Community College
- ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems): Tully McKinley - Forsyth Technical Community College
- Central Tire Inflation: Madison Boone - Forsyth Technical Community College
- Wheel End: Tully McKinley - Forsyth Technical Community College
FutureTech Top 3 Overall
- 1st: Tully McKinley - Forsyth Technical Community College
- 2nd: Madison Boone - Forsyth Technical Community College
- 3rd: Bennett Fischer - WyoTech
Team Order of Finish
- 1st: FedEx Freight
- 2nd: Hogan Truck Leasing, Inc.
- 3rd: Clarke Power Services, Inc.
- 4th: Cox Automotive
- 5th: PepsiCo, Inc.
- 6th: Amerit Fleet Solutions
- 7th: W.W. Williams
About the Author
Lucas Roberto
Lucas Roberto is an Associate Editor for Fleet Maintenance magazine. He has written and produced multimedia content over the past few years and is a newcomer to the commercial vehicle industry. He holds a bachelor's in media production and a master's in communication from High Point University in North Carolina.