Ruan holds its eighth annual Top Technician Competition, which showcases the skills and technical expertise of the company's maintenance professionals.
The Des Moines, Iowa-based trucking, warehousing and brokerage company recently announced the top 10 technicians who achieved the highest scores in the first phase of the competition, a 100-question online assessment. These individuals will advance to the final round, a hands-on skills competition, July 31 in Ankeny, Iowa:
- Brandon Crews, Cedartown, Georgia
- Alberto Urquijo, Yuma, Arizona
- Jacob Grayson, Smyrna, Tennessee
- Jacob Pack, Smyrna, Tennessee
- Jesus Rodriguez Jr., San Antonio, Texas
- Jonathan Mendoza, Phoenix, Arizona
- Jose Sosa, Denton, Texas
- Mitchell Shoppa, Muscatine, Iowa
- Phillip Rorrer, Brooklyn, Ohio
- Ricardo Gomez, Ankeny, Iowa
This event is held in partnership with Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC). The hands-on portion of the competition will take place on the DMACC campus.
Ahead of the main event, 10 DMACC diesel technician students will also participate in a student competition on July 30.
Final scores will be determined by combining results from 11 individual hands-on skills stations. Winners will be recognized during an awards banquet the evening of July 31 and will receive a plaque and monetary prize in recognition of their achievements.
In addition, Ruan’s top three technicians will go on to represent the company at the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) National SuperTech Competition in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Ruan will also sponsor the top DMACC student competitor to compete in the SuperTech student competition.
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