Mack Trucks Inc. is sponsoring a Driving Skills Safety Challenge during this year’s Waste Expo show. The event will be held in the Silver Lot #2 outside the Las Vegas Convention Center
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 6.
The competition is open to any show attendee with a valid CDL.
Each contestant will get one attempt to drive a new Mack Granite MP Engine Series Axle Back chassis with a roll-off body through a closed course set up to simulate an actual job site. The operator must conduct a pre-operation safety check, complete the skills course, return the truck to the stored position, and secure it as if it were the end of the workday.
Contestants will be awarded points based on their demonstrated expertise. First-, second- and third-place winners will be announced each day.
Prizes include trophies and Mack Shop merchandise. Awards will be announced Thursday the 6th at 4:45 p.m. during the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Annual Equipment Auction and Reception, being held in the Convention Center’s Upper Level Exhibit Hall.
“This is our way of acknowledging and thanking a group of drivers whose professionalism and contribution to safety are not traditionally recognized in skills events,” said Tom Kelly, Mack vice president of marketing.