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(L-R) Ryan Deleon, 1st
operations; Nathan Holden, 2nd
Place Overall; Duke Fancher, vice president of service Place Overall; and Jonathan Metz, 3rd
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ARKANSAS TRUCKING REPORT | Issue 4 2016
SUMMIT TRUCK GROUP TECHNICIANS COMPETE IN TECH RODEO Summit Holdings held their Annual Summit Truck Group
4th
Technician Rodeo on Saturday, August 13, 2016, in Springfield, Mo. Service Technician Ryan Deleon from Summit’s Lowell, Ark., location received top hon- ors in the skills competition. In order to participate in the
Tech Rodeo, Summit technicians were required first to complete all 12 required service certifications through Navistar, and then a written qualifying test. Top scorers on the qualifying test from each location were then eligible to participate in the rodeo. Larger Summit locations each sent two techs to com- pete, while smaller locations, as well as Summit Lease & Rental and Summit Bus locations, sent one person each.
Place Overall
In all, 43 Summit service techni-
cians competed in this year’s event, representing each of the 27 markets in 8 states within which Summit does business. For his 1st
place finish, Ryan
received $5,000; Service Technician Nathan Holden, from Little Rock, Ark., achieved 2nd
$3,500; and 3rd
place overall and received place overall was won
by Jonathan Metz, from Russellville, Ark., who received a $1,500 prize. In addition, station prizes were awarded for each of the 14 challenge stations, with the 1st
place technician at each station receiving $500; 2nd place. place earned
the winning tech $300; and $150 was awarded for 3rd
Duke Fancher, vice president of
service operations for Summit, said that, “This is the 4th
year that Summit
has held a Technician Rodeo, and they get better every year. The caliber of the technicians competing is always high, the competition fierce, and the support for this event by employees throughout Summit incredible. Each of the 43 com- petitors is a winner by just participating in this event, and we were also pleased
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