The 11th annual SuperTech was held September 21-24 during TMC’s fall meeting at the Dolphin Resort at Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Eric Vos, a FedEx Freight technician from Boise, Idaho, who took home second place in 2014, finished as grand champion this year.
All top 4 spots and the team competition belonged to FedEx Freight. Brian Blevins, Harrison, Ark. (top score for the Fasteners, Starting & Charging and Wheel End stations), finished in second place, Josh Nordick, Roseville, Minn. in third place and Kevin Roumpapas, Rochester, N.Y., in fourth.
Grand Champion of the Arkansas Technician Championship, Truck Centers of Arkansas’ Aaron Martin, Springdale, Ark., was named a finalist, and another Arkansas technician, Jesse Elmore of USA Truck also made Arkansas proud, earning the top score at the lighting station during the Monday qualifying rounds.
The Technology & Maintenance Council’s SuperTech competition recognizes and improves technicians’ skills. This year, the competition also celebrated up-and-coming technician students during the 2015 TMCFutureTech. The student competition was designed to promote career opportunities as heavy-truck technicians and recognize the shortage of technicians at fleets.
