
Road-E-O
About the Competition
The SWANA Northwest Regional Road-E-O is a great opportunity for the “front line” employees in the solid waste management field—truck drivers, heavy equipment operators and mechanics—to obtain education through training and networking. The Road-E-O also gives these front-line employees a chance to display their on-the-job skills in a competitive arena. Many of the SWANA Chapters hold an annual local Chapter Road-E-O event. Competitors from both the public and private sectors are welcome to participate. There are three separate competition divisions—landfill equipment, trucks, and
equipment/truck mechanics.
The event typically features four truck events: roll-off, front loader, automated side loader, and transfer trucks. It will also include the mechanics category and four landfill equipment events: landfill compactor, articulated dump truck, articulated front end loader, hydraulic excavator and dozer. Competitors may compete in multiple divisions, but may only compete in a single event in each division. All competitors complete a written test, CDL pre-trip inspection, and either a driving obstacle course or troubleshooting exercise.
Competition winners are determined by the highest combined score for the day’s events. Awards will be given to the first, second and third-place finishers for each truck category, for the mechanics event, and for each of the landfill equipment categories. In addition, the overall winner of the competition will be crowned the Top Gun and presented with a belt buckle and the Barry McCoy Memorial Trophy. The first and second-place winners of each classification will be eligible to advance to the annual SWANA International Road-E-O event which pits the winning drivers from the various Chapter events against each other.
As with all SWANA events, there is a high level of professionalism. The Road-E-O is one of the only events strictly for the front line employees. The friendly rivalry, networking and educational components make the Road-E-O a winning combination!
2022
This year’s Road-E-O took place on September 9th & 10th at Knott Landfill in Bend, OR.
It featured three truck events, roll-off, front loader, and automated side loader, and four landfill equipment events: the landfill compactor, the articulated front-end loader, hydraulic excavator and the dozer.
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2022 Competition Results
Overall

Glade Nielson
Rogue Compost

Arman Seib
Rogue Disposal & Recycling
Roll-Off

Arman Seib
Rogue Disposal & Recycling

Dominic Espirito
Lane County PW

Scott Seward
City of Olympia
Front Loader

Mike Manwill
Cascade Disposal

Mitch Lowry
City of Olympia

Samuel Sanchez
Rogue Disposal & Recycling
Side Loader

Scotty Donaca
Cascade Disposal

Nicholas Reuter
Cascade Disposal

Jeremy Krause
City of Olympia
Articulated Front End Loader

Roy Perkins
Southern Idaho Solid Waste

Dominic Espirito
Lane County PW

Glade Nielson
Rogue Compost
Dozer

Sharles Hill
Lane County PW

Amy Gibson
Marion County PW

Tim Sing
Marion County PW
Compactor

Joshua Hesse
Dry Creek Landfill

Tyler Whitesell
Southern Idaho Solid Waste

Sharles Hill
Lane County PW
Excavator

Glade Nielson
Rogue Compost

Joshua Hesse
Dry Creek Landfill

Paul Sterner
Southern Idaho Solid Waste
2022 Photo Gallery
2022 National Road-E-O: Our Competitors
Each competition included between 15-40 competitors so our representation for the entire competition was very impressive!
Landfill Top Gun
2nd place Josh Hesse Dry Creek Landfill, Medford, Oregon
23rd place Glade Nielson, Rogue Compost, Medford, Oregon
Landfill Compactor
1st place Josh Hesse Dry Creek Landfill, Medford, Oregon
Truck Top Gun
1st place Michael Manwill Cascade Disposal, Bend, Oregon
Truck Front Loader
1st place Michael Manwill Cascade Disposal, Bend, Oregon
Truck Roll Off
3rd place Arman Seib Rogue Disposal & Recycling, Medford, Oregon
Truck Side Loader
4th Place Nick Rueter Cascade Disposal, Bend, Oregon
10th Place Scott Donaca Cascade Disposal, Bend, Oregon
Rubber Tire Loader
6th place Glade Nielson, Rogue Compost, Medford, Oregon