Isuzu Crowns 2025 'Week of Weeks' Champions

Isuzu honors top sales, service, parts, and technical pros at its 2025 “Week of Weeks” with national titles, cash prizes, and trips around the world.

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August 11, 2025

Group photo of finalists at Isuzu’s 2025 “Week of Weeks” National Championships in Pittston, Pennsylvania. — Competitors from across North America gather for Isuzu’s 2025 “Week of Weeks” National Championships at the Isuzu Center of Excellence in Pittston, Pennsylvania.
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Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. gathered top sales, service, parts, and technical talent from across North America for its annual “Week of Weeks” National Championships at the Isuzu Center of Excellence in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

More than 800 associates completed training and competed in district and regional contests in 2025 for a chance to earn a finalist spot. During the week of August 4, the best of the best went head-to-head in live competitions designed to test product knowledge, customer communication skills, and hands-on expertise.

“It speaks volumes of the talent our Isuzu dealers have recruited and trained to get to this level,” said Shaun Skinner, president of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America and Isuzu Commercial Truck of Canada. “This is a big competition, but more than that, it is a celebration of the contestants’ hard work.”

2025 Isuzu National Sales Walkaround Competition

Finalists presented a 2025 Isuzu FVR Derate with a Voth aluminum dump body to a mock customer new to low-cab-forward trucks.

Placement	Winner	Region	Dealership	Prize
1st	William Little	Southern	Truckworx, Birmingham, AL	Gold trip to Prague & Vienna (Feb. 2026)
2nd	Matt Sherman	Northern	Isuzu Truck of Providence, RI	Silver trip to Scottsdale, AZ (Mar. 2026)
3rd	Brady Christenson	Western	Pritchard’s Isuzu Truck, Forest City, IA	$2,000 cash

2025 Isuzu National Service Walkaround Competition

Competitors had 10 minutes to walk a mock service customer through maintenance needs on a 2022 Isuzu NRR.

Placement	Winner	Region	Dealership	Prize
1st	William (Will) Little	Southern	Truckworx, Birmingham, AL	Gold trip to Prague & Vienna (Feb. 2026)
2nd	James Beuchner	Western	PTR Isuzu, West Chicago, IL	Silver trip to Scottsdale, AZ (Mar. 2026)
3rd	Chris Wodarcyk	Northern	Fyda Isuzu, Walton, KY	$2,000 cash
4th	Tanya Doolan	Canada	Western Isuzu Truck, Edmonton, AB	$1,000 cash

2025 Isuzu National Parts Product Presentation Competition

Set in a replica dealership parts counter, contestants identified and recommended parts for older Isuzu fleet trucks.

Placement	Winner	Region	Dealership	Prize
1st	Shaela Medley	Western	Pierre Isuzu Truck of Everett, Everett, WA	Gold trip to Prague & Vienna (Feb. 2026)
2nd	Luis Moreno	Southern	Tampa Isuzu Truck, Tampa, FL	Silver trip to Scottsdale, AZ (Mar. 2026)
3rd	Wayne Werkhoven	Northern	Isuzu Truck of Providence, RI	$2,000 cash
4th	Ryan Avera	Canada	Lewis Isuzu, Barrie, ON	$1,000 cash

2025 Isuzu North America I-1 Grand Prix Technical Competition

Twelve top-scoring technicians faced three rounds of timed challenges to diagnose, repair, and test Isuzu chassis systems.

Placement	Winner	Dealership	Location	Prize
1st	Micael Lechasseur	Pare Isuzu Truck	Quebec City, QC	$5,000 + World Technical Competition invite
2nd	Rick Engler	Transwest Isuzu Truck Henderson	Henderson, CO	$4,000 + World Technical Competition invite
3rd	Juan Bisono	Gabrielli Isuzu Truck Long Island	Long Island, NY	$3,000 + World Technical Competition invite
4th	Candido DeLeon	Rush Dayton	Dayton, OH	$1,000
5th	William Nields	Faulkner Isuzu	Westchester, PA	$1,000
6th	James Lucero	Ton’s Truck Center	Santa Ana, CA	$250

Additional Finalists ($250 each): Michael Marrs (Coffman Isuzu, Aurora, Illinois), Riley Dodson (Rush Isuzu Dallas, Texas), Tristan Smithey (Scarff Isuzu, Auburn, Washington), Richard Nonamaker (Rush Isuzu Truck Waco, Texas), Justin Carter (Eagle Isuzu, Shreveport, Louisiana), and Joseph Donlon (Maher Isuzu, St. Petersburg, Florida).

Technicians placing in the top three at the upcoming 20th Isuzu World Technical Competition will also join the Winners’ Circle Gold trip to Prague and Vienna in 2026.

Topics:Isuzu Commercial Truck of America competition Isuzu Maintenance Technicians Vehicle Research

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