Colorado Department of Transportation crews show off skills in Truck Rodeo
Colorado Department of Transportation crews showed off equipment operating skills in Truck Rodeo
Colorado Department of Transportation crews showed off equipment operating skills in Truck Rodeo
Colorado Department of Transportation crews showed off equipment operating skills in Truck Rodeo
Colorado Department of Transportation crews showed off their equipment and operating skills at the Truck Rodeo this week. Drivers hit the obstacle course at the Eagle County Fairgrounds on Tuesday.
Colorado Department of Transportation crews showed off their skills in the Truck Rodeo at the Eagle County Fairgrounds.
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A total of 82 competitors got behind the wheel or jumped into the driver's seat of heavy equipment used for winter maintenance and road work. That includes snowplows, graders, loaders and skid steers.
CDOT crews competed in the Truck Rodeo at the Eagle County Fairgrounds.
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The fun competition is designed to highlight and reward excellent operators for their skills. The top two finishers of each category move on to statewide finals in August.
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