Driver Championship

81 Mixer Truck Drivers Compete to Become "Best of the Best"

National Mixer Driver Championship Program

This year’s NRMCA National Mixer Driver Championship will take place on Saturday, September 29, during NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2018 being held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD. This year, a field of 81 drivers will compete in various skills tests in order to be titled “Best of the Best” among their peers. The event will start at 7 a.m. Eastern time on the National Harbor parking lot which is diagonally across from the resort itself.

Registration Fees and Forms

Driver Championship Schedule of Events (PDF)

Driver Registration Form (PDF)

due by Wednesday, August 1, 2018.

Drivers: $500 members only

Drivers Spouse/Guest: $250 members only

Registration Fees, except for a-la-carte registrations, include access to NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks, registration materials, attendance at education sessions and social functions. The CONCRETEPAC and RMC Research & Education Foundation Fundraiser and some spouse activities require a separate registration form and fee. Badges and meeting materials will be distributed on-site.

Driver Championship Deadlines!

The Registration Form for the 2018 NRMCA Mixer Driver Championship is due by Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Please complete the registration form and return it to NRMCA, along with the entry fee, by Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Applicants will receive final instructions, including a map of the challenge course and reference materials for the written exam. Companies are responsible for their driver’s travel and lodging arrangements and expenses. The host hotel is the Gaylord National Resort.

NRMCA’s National Mixer Driver Championship is 7 AM - 1 PM, Saturday, September 29, 2018.

Driver Championship Schedule of Events

Driver Championship Schedule of Events (PDF)

NOTE: All Events Are One Day Earlier Than Past Years

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (PROMPT START @ 3:00 PM)
DRIVER CHECK-IN, BRIEFING, MATERIAL PICK-UP & WALK-THROUGH
National Harbor Lot (Adjacent to Gaylord Parking Lot)
Walk to National Harbor Lot at 2:30 PM from the Tour Bus Loop Entrance (Ballroom Level)
SHIRT & HAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO DRIVERS. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
DRIVER POSITION DRAWING
Maryland B-D
NRMCA NAME BADGE & BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED, ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
DRIVER POSITION DRAWING RECEPTION
Maryland B-D Foyer
NRMCA NAME BADGE & BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS VOLUNTARY.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

6:30 AM – 7:00 AM
ANNOUNCEMENTS
National Harbor Lot
Walk to the National Harbor Lot at 6:15 AM from the Tour Bus Loop Entrance (Ballroom Level)
NRMCA NAME BADGE, HAT & SHIRT ARE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY

7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
NATIONAL MIXER DRIVER COMPETITION
National Harbor Lot
(Includes Continental Breakfast & Lunch)
NRMCA NAME BADGE, HAT & SHIRT ARE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
DRIVER WRITTEN EXAM
Maryland A
NRMCA NAME BADGE, HAT & SHIRT ARE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
RECEPTION IN EXHIBITION HALL
Prince George's Exhibit Hall D-E Foyer
NRMCA NAME BADGE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS VOLUNTARY.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (ARRIVE BY 8:15 AM)
DRIVER TOUR
Off-Site
Buses Depart at 8:30 AM from the Tour Bus Loop Entrance (Ballroom Level)
NRMCA NAME BADGE & CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

4:45 PM – 6:45 PM
RECEPTION IN EXHIBITION HALL
Prince George's Exhibit Hall
NRMCA NAME BADGE & BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

6:45 PM – 7:00 PM
DRIVER PRE-DINNER GATHERING (WITH FAMILY/GUESTS)
Potomac 4-6
NRMCA NAME BADGE & BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
NATIONAL MIXER DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS BANQUET
Potomac A-B
NRMCA NAME BADGE & BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

9:30 PM – 11:00 PM
AWARDS BANQUET AFTER-GLOW PARTY
Potomac A-B
NRMCA NAME BADGE & BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE IS VOLUNTARY.

Subject to Change