Technician of the Year
The Technician of the Year Contest is presented by TXTA Fleet Maintenance Council (FMC) and proudly sponsored by Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies and Yokohama Tire Corp. The contest will be held June 6-7, at the TSTC Diesel Technology Center in Waco, Texas. The competition is limited to 26 professional technicians competing for cash and other prizes. Companies are limited to two entries. Participants will take a written test the afternoon of Friday, June 6, and on Saturday, June 7, contestants will rotate through a series of hands-on workstations. The top five winners will be recognized during the TXTA Annual Conference on July 31, at Barton Creek Resort in Austin, TX. Each contestant will also be competing for the honor of representing Texas as our State Champion in the National SuperTech Competition held September 13-20, 2025, in Raleigh, NC. Click here for more prize details.
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1st Place Recipients
2024 Corey Tegeler, Old Dominion Freight Line
2023 Michael Kerfoot, Cox Automotive
2022 Corey Tegeler, Old Dominion Freight Line
2021 Rudy Laguna, HEB
2019 Michael Kerfoot, Travel Centers of America
2018 Michael Kerfoot, Travel Centers of America
2017 Rudy Laguna, HEB
2016 Rudy Laguna, HEB
2015 Rudy Laguna, HEB
2014 Rudy Laguna, HEB
2013 Monte Merritt, ATC Freightliner
2012 Rudy Laguna, HEB
2011 Steve Roen, Rush Peterbilt
2010 Monte Merritt, ATC Freightliner
2009 Mark Deen, Cummins Southern Plains
2008 Mark Deen, Cummins Southern Plains
2007 Monte Merritt, ATC Freightliner
2006 Steve Roen, Rush Peterbilt
2004 Mark Deen, Cummins Southern Plains
1998 Steve Roen, Dallas Peterbilt
TXTA 2024 Technician Champions (from left): 1st Place, Corey Tegeler, Old Dominion Freight Lines; 2nd Place, Willie Bean II, Love's Travel Stops; 3rd Place Rudy Laguna, HEB; 4th Place, Chris Gerrald, Top Guys Diesel; 5th Place, Brandon McNeill, Old Dominion Freight Lines
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