Rush Enterprises’ 17th annual Tech Skills Rodeo was held in San Antonio, Texas. The event brings together the company’s top technicians, as well as sales, leasing and parts employees, to compete against each other in various hands-on challenges to test their skills and knowledge. This year, $300,000 in cash and prizes were given to about 200 competitors.
2022 Rush Enterprises Tech Skills Rodeo [Photos]
Paul Crawford also was a finalist in the medium-duty Peterbilt service division.
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Outside of the competition hall, was a tradeshow with over 70 suppliers.
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This year, $300,000 in cash and prizes were given to about 200 competitors.
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There was an alternative fuel track.
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The 2022 Rush Enterprises Tech Skills Rodeo All-Around Grand Champion was Paul Crawford of Rush Truck Centers in Haines City, Florida.
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Competitors were given a raffle ticket to enter to win prizes from the suppliers. They would have to get their ticket punched by the supplier to win.
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The medium-duty service division included tests on Allison Transmission, buses, Ford, Hino, Isuzu, International and Peterbilt.
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Rush Enterprises Chairman, CEO and President Rusty Rush presented the winners awards.
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Fifty-three finalists were named.
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The event brings together the company’s top technicians, as well as sales, leasing and parts employees, to compete against each other in various hands-on challenges to test their skills and knowledge.
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Suppliers filled the conference hall.
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Rush Enterprises’ 17th annual Tech Skills Rodeo, was held in San Antonio, Texas.
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Those 200 were taken from a pool of over 2,000 technicians and other employees who took 3,400 tests to be able to qualify to attend.
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To date, Rush Enterprises has given out $2.7 million to competitors.
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This event began in 2006.
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Technicians compete in medium-duty and heavy-duty truck devisions.
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Competitors of the heavy-duty service division had skills tests on alternative fuels, vocational vehicles, Cummins, Eaton, Navistar and Paccar MX.
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The competition features service technicians, but also include competition segments for employees from the collision center, parts reps, truck sales and aftermarket sales reps.
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OEMs creates the faults and repairs the competitors are tested on completing.
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Competitors were asked to speak with the sponsor companies and suppliers to learn about their newest offerings.
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