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Technicians Compete at Rush Tech Skills Rodeo (photos)

MaintenancePhotos 16December 24, 2024

Some of the best Rush Truck Centers technicians from  across North America converged on San Antonio, Texas, for the 19th annual Tech Skills Rodeo last week.

Technicians took online evaluations and the top scoring techs qualified to compete. For most categories, a problem was created in a truck and the technicians had 45 minutes to find and correct the issue. However, the score was not simply based on if they could make the repair within the time limit.

They had to follow the proper diagnostic and repair steps while also explaining to a judge why they performed each step. 

Including awards presented to top technicians and winners in sales, leasing, body shop, and parts categories, plus the Rising Stars division winners for new techs, Rush gave away more than $300,000 in prizes.


A technician works through a problem with a medium-duty truck during the Rush Tech Skills Rodeo.

Photo: Wayne Parham

During his walkaround prior to beginning diagnostics, a tech opens the hood.

Photo: Wayne Parham

One tech checks in the cab as he begins his assessment of the problem.

Photo: Wayne Parham

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Competitors had 45 minutes to diagnose a problem and make a repairs.

Photo: Wayne Parham

One of the Rush technicians works through the diagnostics process on a natural gas truck.

Photo: Wayne Parham

One competitor checks the oil as he works through to find a solution to the problem.

Photo: Wayne Parham

The techs never knew where the problem would lead, but they checked closely as they worked toward solutions.

Photo: Wayne Parham

A Rush technician re-assembles an Eaton heavy-duty transmission.

Photo: Wayne Parham

One of the finalists, as signified by the red shirt, gets under the hood to check things out.

Photo: Wayne Parham

Rising Starts presents an opportunity for new technicians with less than two years of experience to compete in a separate contest.

Photo: Wayne Parham

A Rising Star works on a challenge at one of mulitiple testing stations.

Photo: Wayne Parham

All techs competed under close supervision of judges.

Photo: Wayne Parham

A tech checks the engine of a natural gas truck, one of two included in the competition.

Photo: Wayne Parham

Some techs competed by working on heavy-duty Eaton transmissions.

Photo: Wayne Parham

A medium-duty Ford presents a challenge for one of the techs in that category.

Photo: Wayne Parham

A judge talks with one of the Rising Stars competitors.

Photo: Wayne Parham