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GREAT WEST: STABLE, STRONG, EXPERIENCED


(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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