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NationaLease Announces Regional Winners and Finalists for 9th Annual NationaLease Tech Challenge
Top Three Headed to Top Tech Competition
Three top finalists selected as winners of the 2019 NationaLease Tech Challenge will represent the organization at TMC’s Annual SuperTech Competition at the organization’s fall meeting. Pictured from left to right are Dean Vicha, President of NationaLease; 1st Runner Up Brian Peters, Salem NationaLease; Top Tech Rick Davis, Hogan Truck Leasing Inc., a NationaLease Member; 2nd Runner Up Sam Hawkins, Schow’s NationaLease; and Joe Puff, NationaLease Vice President of Technology and Maintenance.
May 23, 2019, Downers Grove, IL — NationaLease, one of the largest full service truck leasing organizations in North America, today announced the nine regional winners of the 2019 NationaLease Tech Challenge exam, and the three winners who were selected as top finalists following the hands-on skills competition hosted by Universal Technical Institute in Lisle, IL. These three top finalists will represent NationaLease at TMC’s Annual SuperTech Competition at the organization’s fall meeting, September 15-19, at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
2019 TOP Tech: Rick Davis, Hogan Truck Leasing Inc., a NationaLease Member
1st Runner Up: Brian Peters, Salem NationaLease
2nd Runner Up: Sam Hawkins, Schow’s NationaLease
TOP Tech Rick Davis received prizes valued at over $4,000. Prizes for the 1st and 2nd place Runner Ups were valued at $1200 and $1000.
This year’s Regional Winners included:
- Jason Stiles, VEL NationaLease
- Timothy Lapan, Ballard Truck Leasing, a NationaLease Member
- Cody Rakowski, Aim NationaLease
- Brian Peters, Salem NationaLease
- Brandon Lynn, Aim NationaLease
- Chris Haughee, Aim NationaLease
- Nathan Olson, GATR NationaLease
- Richard Davis, Hogan Truck Leasing, Inc., a NationaLease Member
- Sam Hawkins, Schow's NationaLease
The NationaLease Tech Challenge, now in its ninth year, recognizes member company technicians with the opportunity to compete in a three-step process that tests their maintenance knowledge and skills in order to qualify for the title of NationaLease Top Tech. This year, a record 276 technicians participated in the challenge.
About NationaLease
Founded in 1944, NationaLease is one of the largest full service truck leasing organizations in North America, with over 1200 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada and a combined customer fleet of over 175,000 tractors, trucks, and trailers.
The company provides comprehensive fleet management services for private fleets and transportation service providers. More information can be found at nationalease.com.
Media Contact for NationaLease
Rob Tacey
Director, Communications & Public Relations
press@corcentric.com
(302) 897-3094
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