{"id":26450,"date":"2019-07-29T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=26450"},"modified":"2019-07-23T09:40:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T13:40:32","slug":"odot-hosts-annual-roadeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/odot-hosts-annual-roadeo\/","title":{"rendered":"ODOT HOSTS ANNUAL ROADEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ODOT District 1 roadeo winners and runners-up, from left to right: Leon Goyings, Dylan Neff, Chris Miles and Chris Lobsiger.<\/strong>
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ODOT District 2 roadeo winners and runners-up, from left to right: Robert Repasz, Matt Nelson, Chuck Theis, Zach Wertz, and Dana Missler.<\/strong>
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Employees from Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 2 participated in the annual \u201cRoadeo\u201d competition Wednesday, July 17. ODOT District 1 hosted their Roadeo on Wednesday, May 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roadeo is a friendly competition that pits equipment operators against one another to test their skill in maneuvering equipment through a series of obstacles intended to mimic situations they encounter on the job. Before running the course, participants are required to find deliberate mechanical bugs during a pre-trip equipment inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition also included a test of the rules and laws pertaining to holders of a commercial driver\u2019s license (CDL). All highway technicians at ODOT are required to retain a CDL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe roadeo is an important tradition for our professional drivers. It allows them the opportunity to exercise practical skills and requires a fair amount of precision,\u201d said Chris Hughes, deputy director of ODOT District 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe friendly competition encourages everyone to enhance their skills to be the best in their county, district, and hopefully the state,\u201d said Patrick McColley, deputy director of ODOT District 2.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top two winners from both the truck and loader competition will represent their districts at the statewide Roadeo competition, which will be held in Columbus on August 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truck winners are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

District 1: 1st: Chris Miles, Defiance County; \t2nd: Chris Lobsiger, Van Wert County; 3rd: Bradley Trentman, Van Wert County\t \t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

District 2: 1st: Dana Missler, Williams County; 2nd: Robert Repasz, Wood County; 3rd: Zach Wertz, Fulton County<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loader winners are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

District 1:1st: Leon Goyings, District 1 garage; 2nd: Dylan Neff, Wyandot County; 3rd: Chris Miles, Defiance County<\/p>\n\n\n\n

District 2: 1st: Matt Nelson, Northwood Outpost; 2nd: Dana Missler, Williams County; 3rd: Chuck Theis, Seneca County<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Employees from Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 2 participated in the annual \u201cRoadeo\u201d competition Wednesday, July 17. ODOT District<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2301],"tags":[760],"class_list":["post-26450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-odot"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t